Japan PM’s support under 30% for first time in a major poll

Bloomberg

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dipped in a major poll below the 30% level considered a danger zone for a premier, as voters have faulted him over measures to fight inflation and not doing enough to cut ties to a fringe church.
The approval rating for Kishida’s government fell to 27.4% in a Jiji Press poll released Thursday. It was a record low for the prime minister who has been in office for about a year and comes amid weak consumption data released this week, which could grow even more anemic due to some of the fastest inflation in more than three decades.
But Kishida, whose approval numbers have dipped to record lows in several polls, still has ample breathing space as opposition parties have failed to capitalize on his woes and none of them boast support of more than single figures.
After guiding his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party to victory in an upper house election in July, Kishida may not need to face another national vote for three years.