Only 35.4 percent of the public support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet reshuffle conducted Wednesday, while 40.1 percent do not, a Kyodo News poll showed Thursday.

Support for Abe's Cabinet, however, rose 5.9 percentage points from September to 44.8 percent. The disapproval rating stood at 41.2 percent, meaning the support rate once again exceeds the disapproval rate.

A majority of 64.9 percent said they do not expect the Japanese economy to pick up through Abe's updated economic policies that aim to drastically boost nominal gross domestic product, while 26.5 percent said the economy will improve.