Support For Japan’s PM Ishiba Plunges To 31% Amid Minority Government

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has dropped sharply to 31%, while disapproval has risen to 50%, according to a nationwide poll conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun and the Social Survey Research Center, Daisuke Nohara reported the results for Mainichi Japan.

The approval rating has declined by 15 percentage points following a poor showing by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election. I Photo: Prime Minister's Office of Japan Facebook

The approval rating has declined by 15 percentage points since the last survey on Oct. 3, following a poor showing by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner Komeito in the Oct. 27 House of Representatives election.

The coalition fell short of a majority, marking the first minority government since 1994.

Despite the electoral setback, Ishiba was reappointed prime minister during a special Diet session on Nov. 11. The latest poll, conducted using the "d-Survey" method, gathered valid responses from 1,919 smartphone users aged 18 and older.