A new Kyodo News survey shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet rose to 39.8 percent following a reshuffle of ministers and the ruling party's leadership, up 6.2 percentage points from late August, a Kyodo News survey shows
The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida s Cabinet has risen to 61.5 percent, the highest since he took office in October last year, as the government has started easing COVID-19 restrictions, a Kyodo News survey shows.
Half the respondents in a Kyodo News survey released Monday believe Japan needs to amend the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution to clarify the legal status of the Self-Defense Forces, with t