Tokyo, Nov. 13 (Jiji Press)–The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet stood at 63.8 pct, the second highest for a fledgling Japanese administration, the results of a Jiji Press poll showed Thursday. The rating was surpassed only by the 72.8 pct support expressed for the first cabinet of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2001 since polls began in 1960. The figure far exceeded the 40.3 pct for the initial cabinet of former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2021 and 28.0 pct for that of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in 2024. The latest poll results indicated high expectations for the new administration, in which a female lawmaker serves as prime minister for the first time in Japan. Respondents who do not support the cabinet made up 10.8 pct, while 25.4 pct were unsure about it. The interview poll of 2,000 respondents aged 18 or over across Japan was conducted from Friday through Monday. Valid responses came from 59.1 pct. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Takaichi Cabinet Receives 2nd-Highest Initial Support after Koizumi
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