THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 29, 2022 at 18:15 JST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds an online news conference with reporters on Aug. 24. He continues to self-quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet plunged by 10 points to 47 percent mainly over relations revealed between ruling party members and the much-criticized Unification Church, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed. [Read More]
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