Tokyo, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - Japan PM Takaichi's popularity slips on tax-cut pledge

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2026-01-26

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's sky-high poll numbers have slipped as voters raise questions over a recent tax-cut pledge and how it would be financed, according to media surveys released on Monday. The approval rating for the nationalist leader's government fell to 67 percent from 75 percent in December, falling "below 70 percent for the first time since she took office last October", according to a weekend survey by the Nikkei newspape......

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