Japan PM's approval sinks further on pandemic response


Support for Suga's (pic) Cabinet fell to 39% from 45% last month, with the disapproval rating rising 6 points to 49%, the poll showe

TOKYO: Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's (pic) approval rating has slid further due to the public's dissatisfaction with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with about half of people in Japan now disapproving of his government, a Yomiuri newspaper poll showed on Monday.

Support for Suga's Cabinet fell to 39% from 45% last month, with the disapproval rating rising 6 points to 49%, the poll showed.

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