The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has dropped to a worst-ever 51.0 percent from a record high of 63.2 percent just weeks ago amid controversy over the proposed state funeral for former leader Shinzo Abe and lawmakers' possible ties to the Unification Church, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The survey found 53.3 percent of respondents opposed the state funeral, while 61.9% said a parliamentary debate on holding the event is necessary.The approval rating in the two-day nationwide telephone survey this weekend also follows a recent resurgence of new coro…READ FULL ARTICLE
