TOKYO -- The approval rating of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has fallen to 39% as the public has grown disillusioned by the Japanese leader beleaguered by a widening cronyism scandal, the latest opinion poll shows.
Disapproval jumped 10 points to 52%, the highest since Abe's second stint began in December 2012, according to the survey taken Friday through Sunday by Nikkei Inc. and TV Tokyo.
