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Japanese analysts: National dissatisfaction intensifies and the Kishida regime is struggling
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet has continued to decline since June this year. The Kishida government implemented a cabinet reshuffle in September and launched a large-scale economic stimulus plan in November, but it failed to reverse the decline in support ratings. The latest poll data shows that the disapproval rate of the cabinet led by Kishida Fumio has reached the highest record in more than 70 years. At the same time, the support rate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has also reached a new low in more than ten years. Japanese political analysts believe that the recent “political black money” scandal of the Liberal Democratic Party has further lowered the support rate of Kishida’s cabinet.
The results of a poll conducted by Japan’s “Mainichi Shimbun” from December 16 to 17 showed that Kishida’s cabinet support rate dropped by 5 percentage points compared with November, to 16%. This is the highest cabinet support rate since August 2011. It fell below 20% for the first time; at the same time, the disapproval rate for Kishida’s cabinet rose by 5 percentage points to 79%, the highest level since the Mainichi Shimbun began the survey in July 1947.
In the Japanese political arena, a cabinet support rate below 30% is regarded by public opinion as entering “dangerous waters.” If it falls further below 20%, it will be deemed to have entered “downstream waters.”
Japanese political and economic commentator Koga Shigeaki said that after the recent “political black gold” scandal of the Liberal Democratic Party, although Fumio Kishida replaced all four members of the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party among the cabinet ministers this month, this did not bring any gains to the troubled Kishida cabinet. A breather.
Japanese political and economic critic Shigeaki Koga:(The Kishida government) launched the so-called “new capitalism”, but it has not yielded results and the economy has not improved. Amid public dissatisfaction, the issue of “political black money” has arisen. The public has lost trust not only in the Kishida regime but also in the Liberal Democratic Party.
At present, the Tokyo District Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into suspected kickbacks received by members of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction and other factions, and conducted compulsory searches of the offices of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction on the 19th. In this regard, Koga Shigeaki said that with the full-scale search, the support ratings of the Kishida cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party are likely to fall further.
Japanese political and economic critic Shigeaki Koga:With so many problems already occurring within the Liberal Democratic Party, (Kishida) should dissolve the House of Representatives.
On the 22nd, the Japanese government approved the draft government budget for fiscal year 2024 at a cabinet meeting, in which the defense budget is 7.9 trillion yen, a record high.
Koga Shigeaki said that the Japanese government has always followed the policy of the United States and focused its defense budget on improving the so-called “counterattack capabilities” and strengthening the missile defense network. In order to ensure financial resources, in addition to implementing tax increases, the Japanese government will also issue large-scale government bonds to fill the gap. This will bring a more serious crisis to the long-term sluggish Japanese economy.
Japanese political and economic critic Shigeaki Koga:Japan should change its thinking of seeking development within the framework of the G7 and NATO, seriously consider how to respond to the current crisis, and clearly understand the current situation of Japan’s economic recession. Issuing national debt for war could lead to Japan’s collapse. Paying attention to people’s livelihood is the most important issue in Japanese politics at the moment.
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2023-12-23 10:49:00
