The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet remained low at 33.6 percent while the disapproval rating reached 50 percent for the first time since December, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, amid lingering public concerns over the national identification card system.
A breakdown of the data showed the trade balance swung to a surplus of 328 billion yen, as trade gains grew 1.4 trillion yen from the same month a year ago.
The Japanese government decided on Aug. 2 to introduce an insurance program for domestic construction firms in order to cover the costs of building pavilions for the 2025 World Exposition in western Japan in case foreign countries default on their payments.
The government is considering naming Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Shigeo Yamada as Japan's new ambassador to the United States, according to government sources