MNI BRIEF: Japan's Kishida's Approval Falls To 42% - Press

The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet fell to a new low of 42% in the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll, as Japan's public remains dissatisfied over the Unification Church's ties with officials in the government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Nikkei reported on Monday.

The focus is how the economic stimulus measures unveiled by Prime Minister Kishida on Friday will contribute to boosting his approval rating.

Prime Minister Kishida released the economic package worth about JPY29.1 trillion ($200 billion) to cushion the highest inflation seen in decades, as households and some businesses feel the impact of a weak yen.

The cabinet approval rating slipped 1 percentage point from the September survey, while disapproval remained at 49%.

The approval rating has declined for five straight months from a peak of 66% in May.

The survey found that 78% think the Unification Church should be disbanded in Japan, while 14% oppose such a move.