Poll: Kaohsiung Cabinet's disapproval rating exceeds approval rating.

date
20/07/2026
According to a public opinion poll released by Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" on the 19th, the approval rating of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's cabinet has dropped significantly by 10 percentage points to 41%, while the disapproval rating has risen to 44%, surpassing the approval rating. On July 10, in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo, Japan, people held banners and participated in a protest rally against a series of dangerous policies and bills pushed by the Takaichi Sanae government. The poll results show that Takaichi's cabinet's approval rating has dropped from 51% in June to 41%, marking the first time her approval rating has fallen below 50% in this poll. The disapproval rating has increased by 9 percentage points, from 35% to 44%. This week, the approval rating of Takaichi's cabinet has also dropped below 50% in the results of a second major Japanese media's poll. A poll released by Jiji Press on the 16th showed that Takaichi's cabinet has an approval rating of 49%, a decrease of 5.3 percentage points from June, while the disapproval rating is 25.2%, an increase of 3 percentage points.