Disapproval Rate For Kishida Cabinet Worst Since 1947

The disapproval rate for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet reached 79% in a Mainichi Shimbun nationwide opinion poll conducted on December 16 and 17, marking the highest figure since the survey's inception in July 1947, according to Hiroshi Odanaka's report.

The 79% disapproval rate, a 5-point increase from November, exceeded the previous record of 75% set by the Yoshiro Mori administration in February 2001. I Photo: Prime Minister's Office of Japan X

Support for the Cabinet declined by 5 percentage points to 16% from the previous survey on November 18-19. The 79% disapproval rate, a 5-point increase from November, exceeded the previous record of 75% set by the Yoshiro Mori administration in February 2001.

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) approval rating also plummeted by 7 points to 17%, the lowest since the return of the LDP and Komeito to power in 2012.

A significant 81% of respondents considered allegations of off-the-books political slush funds by the LDP as having "very serious" implications for Japanese politics, impacting the overall disapproval rating.

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