Japan PM Kishida's disapproval rate reaches 50%, highest since December

The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet remained at a dismal 33.6 percent, while the disapproval rating reached the highest point since December at 50.0 percent, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, amid lingering public concerns over the national identification card system and inflation.The support rate has declined in recent months and is now only a tad higher than the lowest level since Kishida took office in October 2021, which was 33.1 percent logged in November and December 2022.In the previous poll in mid-July, the approval rate was 34.3 percent and the di…READ FULL ARTICLE