Cabinet approval rate tops disapproval rate: NHK

Japan Policy & Politics, August 19, 2002

TOKYO, Aug. 12 Kyodo

The support rate for the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi jumped to 45%, topping the disapproval rate of 42%, according to an NHK poll broadcast Monday.

The approval rate for the cabinet, based on a survey taken from Friday to Sunday, was up 3 percentage points from the previous poll in July, while the disapproval rate dropped 6 points.

The state-supported broadcaster polled 1,800 people, of whom 1,080, or 60%, responded.

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