# Poll: Support for Japan’s Takaichi cabinet falls below 50%

https://mins.news/en/item/107210

- CGTN, 2026-10-19 05:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-19/Poll-Support-for-Japan-s-Takaichi-cabinet-falls-below-50--1RmFQ1wdHqg/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A Kyodo News poll put support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet at 49.1%, down 4.3 percentage points from the previous month and its lowest level since she took office last October. Disapproval rose to 33%. Respondents also raised concerns about cabinet-member controversies and the fiscal impact of a proposed food and beverage tax cut.

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