Support split for temporary cut in food sales tax, other inflation relief measures

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet is the first to keep approval ratings in the upper 60s or higher for the first nine months. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)

TOKYO — The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet rebounded to 68% in a new survey by Nikkei and TV Tokyo, up 2 percentage points from the May survey, staying above 65% in the nine months since taking office.