Support for Japanese cabinet slips to 28% – media poll | Reuters

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1. Related: Political party support rates (July 22-23), Mainichi Shimbun poll [(Source)](https://twitter.com/miraisyakai/status/1683077707020779523), and Yomiuri Shimbun [(Source)](https://twitter.com/miraisyakai/status/1683110750414594048)

   Party | Support Rate (%) – Mainichi | Support Rate (%) – Yomiuri
   ———|———-|———-
   Not supporting any party (無党派) | 25（+2）| 42（+2）
   LDP (自民) / Cabinet Support Rate (内閣支持率) | 24（-5）/ 28 (-5) | 33（-1）/ 35 (-6)
   Ishin (維新) | 16（+1） | 9（+3）
   CDP (立憲) | 9（-1） | 4（±0）
   Reiwa (れいわ) | 7（+2） | 2（±0）
   JCP (共産) | 6（±0） | 2（+1）
   Komeito (公明) | 4（±0） | 2（-1）
   DPP (国民) | 4（+1） | 2（±0）
   Sanseito (参政) | 3（±0） | 1（±0）
   seijikajoshi48party (政女) | 1（+1） | 0（±0）
   SDP (社民) | 0（-1）| 0（±0）

   Here’s a graph showing the average approval rate of each party over the last year:
   https://twitter.com/miraisyakai/status/1683112429067309056

   Zoomed graph of parties with <10% approval:
   https://twitter.com/miraisyakai/status/1683112652623708161

   Edit: Added today’s [Yomiuri Shimbun approval rating poll results](https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/election/yoron-chosa/20230723-OYT1T50226/) above. Yomiuri’s polling leans more conservative than Mainichi’s, but it also shows a similar 6 point drop in cabinet approval.

2. Yet no one seems capable of organizing a credible opposition.
   The LDP have, either accidentally or on purpose, become masters of divide and conquer.

3. They never care because they are entrenched.

4. Mori held onto power with less support, tough opposition and worse scandals.

5. Do these approval ratings even matter?