Japan Cabinet approval rating up 6 points after reshuffle but many still distrust PM Abe
2017-08-06 09:28:22 source：Straits Times
August 6, 2017
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has rose to 42 per cent, up six percentage points from the previous survey in which it marked its lowest point since December 2012, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey conducted on Thursday and Friday (Aug 3 and 4) showed.
But the survey, conducted immediately after the Cabinet was reshuffled on Thursday, showed disapproval rating stood at 48 per cent, higher than the approval rating.
The results indicate that Abe will likely continue to struggle in his management of the administration, according to observers.
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