国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Japans Abe on shaky ground amid all-time low public support rate
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="for">for</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="plummeting">plummeting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testament">testament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="mistrust">mistrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>) <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="Numerous">Numerous</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premier">premier</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="low">low</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 15.2 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> 29.9 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="meteoric">meteoric</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="attested">attested</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>-<span word="peddling">peddling</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="watchers">watchers</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>' <span word="gaffes">gaffes</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="shaky">shaky</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Kake">Kake</span> <span word="Educational">Educational</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="deregulated">deregulated</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="loosens">loosens</span>," <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="Kaoru">Kaoru</span> <span word="Imori">Imori</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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