Due to the recent successive resignations of Japanese cabinet ministers, the approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has hit a record low, which may prompt Fumio Kishida to carry out a cabinet reshuffle before the end of this year.
According to a report by Japan's Kyodo News on November 21, the recent frequent changes in the Japanese cabinet have caused the approval rate of the Kishida cabinet to drop to 30%, approaching the "dangerous level" generally recognized by the Japanese people.
Hiroshi Shiratori, a professor at Japan's Hosei University, said that if some LDP members start to think they cannot win next April's local assembly elections under Fumio Kishida, there could be a movement "aimed at ousting Fumio Kishida from office" .
According to reports, in order to improve the approval rate, Fumio Kishida may carry out the second cabinet reshuffle since he took office in October 2021 before the end of this year.
In August 2022, Fumio Kishida reorganized the cabinet to reverse the public support rate, and 14 positions in the cabinet were adjusted.
With less than four months until a cabinet reshuffle in August, Kishida may be forced to make further changes.
According to a previous report by Japan's Jiji News Agency, former Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Minoru Terada submitted his resignation on November 20 due to political funding issues, becoming the third cabinet member to resign in less than a month.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a press conference on the evening of November 20 that he deeply apologized for the successive resignations of cabinet ministers and has deeply realized his responsibility in the appointment of cabinet members.
(Source: The Paper)