There has been a sharp fall in the approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun nationwide survey. The poll, conducted Friday to Sunday, showed a drop of 15 percentage points, sinking from 56% in the previous survey to 41%, lower than the disapproval rating of 44%, which rose from 33% in the prior poll held May 20-21.
Support for the Cabinet had climbed in the previous canvass, conducted while the Group of Seven summit was underway in Hiroshima.
It is likely that government missteps related to My Number identification cards had a bearing on the plunge in the approval rating.
