PoliticsSuga cabinet's approval rating sinks to 34% as Olympics start
Discontent with weak leadership sends public support to a new low
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, center, attends a cabinet meeting on July 20. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
KAORU OSAWA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- The approval rating of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government tumbled 9 percentage points from June to 34% in a new Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey amid public disappointment in its leadership as the nation hosts the long-delayed Summer Olympics.