Public support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet inched up 1.4 percentage points from the previous month to 28.2% in January, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.
The approval rate for the Ishiba Cabinet was still below 30%, remaining in what is known as the "danger zone." The disapproval rate fell 1.0 point to 40.3%.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party for the People led the opposition camp in public support for the first time in the January poll.
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