Tokyo, Nov 17, 2025 (AFP) - Poll ratings stay high for Japan PM Takaichi

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2025-11-17

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi continues to bask in high popularity, surveys showed Monday, even as ties with China worsen and the economy stutters. The cabinet of the nationalist leader had a 69-percent approval rating while 17 percent of survey participants disapproved, a weekend poll taken by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper showed. Another survey by Kyodo News, released Sunday, also found a similar trend with the approval rating at 69.9 p......

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