Ishiba cabinet's disapproval rating tops 50%: Nikkei poll

Support declines for Japanese prime minister's cabinet that formed in October

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba leads a cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 20. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The disapproval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet surpassed the 50% mark in the latest Nikkei-TV Tokyo poll, rising 5 percentage points from the previous survey to 51%.

Asked why they do not approve, 32% -- the highest percentage -- cited the central role played by the Liberal Democratic Party in the cabinet that launched in October, followed by 30% who brought up a "lack of international awareness."

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