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PM Suga And His Cabinet's Approval Ratings Collapsing

JAPAN

Approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his Cabinet are plummeting according to the latest opinion poll from JNN.

  • Approval for Prime Minister Suga, Cabinet: Approve: 41% (-14), Disapprove: 56% (+15), Don't Know: 3% (-1), +/- vs. 05-06/12/20. Fieldwork: 09-10/01/21. Sample Size: 2,143
  • Japan must hold its parliamentary election by 22 October at the latest.
  • While Suga's centre-right Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) remains the most popular party in Japan by some distance, and is almost certainly going to lead the next gov't, the sharp decline in approval ratings could put Suga under pressure ahead of the election.
  • Comes after a spike in COVID-19 cases in Japan, with a notable section of the public saying the gov't has been too slow to act in declaring states of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and a number of other prefectures.
  • Historically, Japanese PMs have resigned/been forced to resign by their party if their approval rating falls below 25%. Still a long way to go before Suga reaches that point, but he will be keen to stem the precipitous decline recorded in the latest poll.
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