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The Takaichi Sanae cabinet has recently attracted public attention due to the replacement of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo. The poll reflects public views on the government's speed in handling the crisis and its fiscal policy.
(Central News Agency, Tokyo, comprehensive foreign news report on the 18th) Japan's Kyodo News conducted a nationwide telephone poll from the 17th to the 18th. The support rate of the Japanese prime minister Sanae's cabinet was 49.1%, falling below 50% for the first time and setting a new low since the establishment of the regime.
Kyodo News reported that 57.7% of the respondents thought it was "too late" in response to Takashimachi's decision to replace Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kawasaki. The Prime Minister's delay in responding may affect the decline in approval ratings.
As for the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 81.5% of the respondents thought it was "natural" and only 11.1% thought "there is no need to resign".
As for the timing of replacement, 57.7% thought it was "too late", 25.7% thought it was "appropriate", 3.6% thought it was "too early" and 5.7% thought "it is not necessary to replace".
As for whether the resignation of the Minister of Agriculture will affect the future governance of the Gao City Cabinet, 54.7% of the respondents, including "a certain degree of impact", believe it will have an impact; including "no impact", 42.7% believe it will not have an impact.
In addition, 50.8% of the respondents were in favor of and 42.9% opposed to the income-linked benefit system that would be implemented in conjunction with the implementation of the consumption tax reduction. The views were divided. As for the impact of tax cuts on finances, 65.1% of respondents felt uneasy (including "somewhat uneasy").

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