The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell to a record low of 49.1 percent, down 4.3 percentage points from last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
The plunge in the support rate comes as Takaichi effectively dismissed her scandal-hit farm minister Kazuo Yana earlier this month amid mounting pressure from opposition parties for his removal.
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