Abe’s Support Dips Below 50% in Fallout Over Easing Pacifism
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval rating fell to less than 50 percent in at least the sixth survey this month after his effort to ease restrictions on the military sapped his popularity.
Support for Abe’s cabinet fell 5 percentage points to 48 percent, the lowest since his election in December 2012, in a poll published today in the Nikkei newspaper. The cabinet’s disapproval rating rose 2 points to 38 percent, the newspaper said. No margin of error was given.