The approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet rose to 69.9 percent, up 5.5 percentage points from the previous poll conducted shortly after she took office late last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The telephone survey, held over two days from Saturday, found that 69.6 percent of respondents had "hopes" for inflation-relief measures under Takaichi. An advocate of "responsible and proactive" fiscal expansion, Takaichi has said her government will swiftly compile a supplementary budget to finance a stimulus package.Those who said they did not have expectation…READ FULL ARTICLE
