Japanese disapproval of Suga's COVID response hits near-record high

Even more believe government's vaccine rollout is not going well, latest poll shows

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People walking in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping area on Aug. 29 amid Japan's state of emergency arising from COVID-19 cases. © Reuters

TAKUYA MIZOROGI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mounting public criticism of Japan's handling of COVID-19 has kept Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's approval rating languishing at an all-time low, a recent opinion poll shows.

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