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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2019
Approval rate for Abe's Cabinet sags to 39% in latest survey
The Cabinet saw its approval rate this month drop 3.4 points to 39.0 percent and its disapproval rate climb 1.9 points to 36.4 percent, a recent opinion poll shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2018
Abe's approval rating rebounds, raising chances of becoming Japan's longest-serving prime minister
The prime minister's support rate rose 10 points to outstrip his disapproval rating for the first time since February, improving his chances of weathering a series of scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2018
Japan Inc. happy with publicly unpopular Abe despite cronyism scandals
The public approval ratings of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have plunged to record lows amid scandals over suspected cronyism, but a Reuters poll shows the Japanese business community has a much more positive view of him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 4, 2018
Japanese support rate for Abe's Cabinet dips amid labor reform scandal in Diet
The public sees no need for the prime minister's team to ram its badly flawed labor reform bill through the Diet this year, a new opinion poll shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2017
Cabinet's flat support rating surpassed by disapproval rating in latest poll
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet is essentially holding level at 44.5 percent while again being surpassed by the disapproval rating, a new poll shows.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
Abe's Cabinet polling at just 35.8%
The public approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has taken a 9.1-point plunge since June and now stands at 35.8 percent, a weekend poll shows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2017
Abe Cabinet weathers school scandal as Democratic Party's chronic weaknesses provide little alternative
The high-profile scandal involving nationalist Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen has once again brought to the fore the ability of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is linked to the affair, to maintain high public approval ratings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2015
Cabinet's approval rating sinks to 38.9% over unpopular security laws
The Cabinet's public approval rating has plummeted to 38.9 percent, with the majority of respondents opposed to the Diet's enactment of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's contentious security laws, according to the latest Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2015
Government handling of hostage crisis supported by 60%: Kyodo poll
The government's handling of the ongoing Japanese hostage crisis was supported by 60.6 percent in a Kyodo News poll conducted Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2015
Hollande wins top marks for crisis handling — for now
Somber, genuinely moved and attuned to the mood of the people, President Francois Hollande is set for a popularity boost after getting rare top marks from local media and analysts for his handling of France's worst attacks in decades. But there is no guarantee this will last.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2014
A broader say in reactor restarts
As the Abe administration pushes to restart idled nuclear power plants that have cleared safety screening, the question of which local governments should also have a say in whether a plant may restart remains open.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2014
JR Tokai applies for ¥9 trillion maglev train line approval
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) filed an application Tuesday with the transport ministry for approval of a plan to build a magnetically levitated train line between Tokyo and Nagoya by 2027.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2014
Cabinet slugged by angry voters
The Cabinet's approval rating slipped 4.3 points after its decision Tuesday to adopt a new defense posture for the nation by reinterpreting the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2014
Abe wins battle to broaden defense policy
The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe authorizes a reinterpretation of war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution, allowing Japan for the first time since World War II to come to the aid of an ally under attack.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2013
Cabinet's approval rating falls to 57.9%
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet falls to 57.9 percent amid public concern with the secrecy protection bill, a new survey reveals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2013
Support rate for Abe Cabinet rises to 63.3%: Kyodo poll
The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet stands at 63.3 percent, up from 61.8 percent last month, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday, despite the government's recent decision to raise the politically sensitive sales tax.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2013
Support for Abe's Cabinet climbs to 57.7% in latest poll
The public approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has climbed to 57.7 percent, up slightly from 56.2 percent in July, a survey said Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
Abe Cabinet approval rate drops to 56%
The approval rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has fallen to 56.2 percent from 68.0 percent in June, suggesting low expectations for the administration's economic policies.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2013
Lower House OKs ratification of child custody pact
The Lower House unanimously approves ratification of signing an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes, paving the way for passage through the Diet in late May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2013
Diet set to approve BOJ nominees
The Diet is expected to approve the government's nominees for Bank of Japan governor and its two deputy governor posts, with the largest opposition party set to give the nod for Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head the central bank, lawmakers said Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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