Japan PM Kishida faces winter of public discontent

Live broadcasts of Diet session tend to depress public support for cabinet

20230118 Angle Kishida

The Japanese government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks to focus on the country’s economic recovery. 

NAOYA YOSHINO, Nikkei political editor

TOKYO -- Just like the economy, cabinet approval ratings are influenced by seasonal factors.

The annual Diet session opens every January, and its live broadcasts tend to sway public support for the government.

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