PoliticsJapan PM Kishida's approval rating mired near record low
Concerns over LDP fundraising scandal linger after ethics hearings
Support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet has slumped below 30% in recent months. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
SHIKO UEDA and KOSUKE SEKIMOTO, Nikkei staff writers
TOKYO -- The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet rose 1 percentage point to 26% in the latest Nikkei-TV Tokyo survey, remaining near record lows amid lingering concerns over a fundraising scandal in his Liberal Democratic Party.