Japanese are unimpressed with stimulus steps, Kishida s ratings hit low - poll. The telephone survey found 62.5% of respondents did not highly rate the 17 trillion yen ($110 billion) package, announced Thursday, of tax cuts and other measures.
Although Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval ratings were abysmal following Abe’s assassination, he might still be able to redeem himself and call for a snap election, says Bloomberg Opinion columnist Gearoid Reidy.
Less than a year after Abe’s murder, violence again erupted on the election campaign trail, raising concerns about how to protect public figures in Japan.