The approval rate for Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet fell sharply to 50.3% from last month's 63.0%, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as the government struggles to rejuvenate the economy amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections.
As the deepening health crisis has also affected the plan to host the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer, more than 60% of those survey called for revising the plan, including 32.2% demanding that the events be put off again and 29.0% saying they should be canceled.
It was the first time since June 2017 that the support rate for a Cabinet had dropped more than 10 points. The administration then was headed by Suga's predecessor, Shinzo Abe.