Takaichi Cabinet approval rate hits record low at 49.1%: Kyodo poll

The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell to a record low of 49.1 percent, down 4.3 percentage points from last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.The plunge in the support rate comes as Takaichi effectively dismissed her scandal-hit farm minister Kazuo Yana earlier this month amid mounting pressure from opposition parties for his removal.The disapproval rating for her Cabinet rose to 33.0 percent from 30.9 percent in September's survey.Over 57 percent of poll respondents said Takaichi's dismissal of the farm minister came too late, with 54.7 percen…READ FULL ARTICLE