Japan PM Kishida's support hits highest ever as election nears, says Nikkei


Support for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet climbed to 66 per cent. - Reuters

TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida scored his highest approval ratings since taking office eight months ago in a weekend survey, the Nikkei daily reported, with critical upper house elections just weeks away.

Should Kishida, fresh from talks with U.S. President Joe Biden last week, and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win a decisive victory in July's election, he won't face another scheduled ballot for three years. That would give him full scope to focus on a policy programme that includes revising Japan's pacifist constitution at some point in the future.

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