Kishida Cabinet approval rating down 4.1 points to at 55.9%

Kishida Cabinet approval rating down 4.1 points to at 55.9%

The dip in the Cabinet's approval rating comes as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant.

Kishida Cabinet's approval rating at 55.9%, down 4.1 points: Kyodo poll

The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stood at 55.9 percent, down 4.1 points from the previous survey in December, a Kyodo News survey shows, as Japan grapples with recent surges in COVID-19 infections driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.