Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet falls to 36%: Kyodo poll

The approval rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet stands at 36.0 percent, the second lowest since he returned to power in late 2012, at a time when he is facing public criticism over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The result, down from 38.8 percent a month ago, was released a day before Abe is set to become Japan's longest-serving prime minister in terms of consecutive days in office.The two-day survey from Saturday found 58.4 percent have been discontent with the government's handling of the pandemic, while 70.8 percent think Abe should …READ FULL ARTICLE