The public approval rate for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet has increased 6.5 percentage points month on month in August, to 27.3%, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.
The disapproval rate fell 5.4 points to 49.6%.
When asked whether Ishiba, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, should resign to take responsibility for its major setback in last month's House of Councilors election, 39.9% of the respondents said they do not think so, slightly outpacing the 36.9% who said they do.
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