The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet fell 2.8 percentage points to 24.5 percent, a near-record low, as his ruling Liberal Democratic Party remains rattled by a political funds scandal, a Kyodo News survey shows..
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.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's loss of public support over several scandals involving Cabinet members is likely undermining his diplomatic clout on the world stage, pundits said.