Kishida Cabinet’s support rate up to 54% after reshuffle, poll shows

The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has risen to to 54.1% after a reshuffle aimed at reviving sagging public support amid intense scrutiny over his ruling party’s links with a controversial religious group, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday.

The support rate in the two-day nationwide telephone survey from Wednesday, when the Cabinet was reshuffled, came after its approval rating dropped to a worst-ever 51.0% in the previous poll conducted on July 30 and 31.