Ishiba Cabinet Approval Sinks to 20.8 Pct: Jiji Poll

   Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--The public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet dropped 6.2 percentage points from the previous month to 20.8 pct in July, its lowest ever level, a Jiji Press opinion poll showed Thursday.
   Meanwhile, the disapproval rating jumped 6.6 points to 55.0 pct, the highest since Ishiba took office last October.
   The support rate fell below the previous low of 20.9 pct marked in May. Approval had picked up to 27.0 pct in June, apparently due to the appointment of Shinjiro Koizumi as agriculture minister, before falling again.

(2025/07/17-15:16)