Japan is in need of a jujitsu premier to face funding scandal

By GEAROID REIDY

Kishida's ratings plunge began amid public dissatisfaction with the Unification Church following the killing of former premier Shinzo Abe in 2022. — Bloomberg

FUMIO Kishida is in trouble.

Japan’s Prime Minister is dealing with the lowest approval ratings since his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power in 2012 – support rates so low that they have typically destroyed other leaders.

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