Japan PM's Cabinet support rate at record low 32% ahead of by-elections

The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell to 32.3 percent, the lowest level since he became prime minister in October 2021, ahead of parliamentary by-elections next weekend, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The figure declined from 39.8 percent in the previous poll in September and was below 33.1 percent in November and December 2022, while the disapproval rating rose to a record high of 52.5 percent from 39.7 percent in September, according to the two-day nationwide telephone survey.The survey conducted from Saturday also showed that 58.6 percent of respond…READ FULL ARTICLE