Ishiba Cabinet support rate rises to 35%, majority say PM not need to quit

The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has risen to 35.4 percent, with 57.5 percent of survey respondents saying there is no need for him to resign, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday.The support rate dropped to a record-low 22.9 percent in the previous survey, which was conducted days after the ruling coalition headed by Ishiba lost its majority in the House of Councillors in the July 20 election.The poll found 40 percent want Ishiba to step down, falling 11.6 percentage points from the July survey, even as calls grew from within his Liberal Democratic Party …READ FULL ARTICLE