国际英语资讯:Support rate for Japanese PM Abe falls due to pension system controversy
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 47.6 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 2.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="May">May</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="flaws">flaws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disapproval">disapproval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 38.1 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 36.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="May">May</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 63.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="backpedaled">backpedaled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> (184,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 95 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> 28.2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pension">pension</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disapproved">disapproved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Taro">Taro</span> <span word="Aso">Aso</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> "<span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span>."</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span>, 71.3 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Aso">Aso</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="refusal">refusal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="only">only</span> 19.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p>
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