TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s support ratings hit 29.0% in August, down 0.3 point from the previous month, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed to give a boost to the premier’s popularity.
Of total respondents, 55.2% said they disapproved of Suga’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, compared with 25.7% who gave him a passing grade, the poll showed.
The poll was conducted on Aug. 6-9.
(Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Michael Perry)
