TOKYO: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid nine points to 34 per cent, its lowest since he took office last September, a ...
File photo of Japan's PM Suga's news conference on a new coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo. TOKYO: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga slid nine points to 34 per cent, its lowest since he took office last September, a survey showed on Monday , clouding his hopes the Tokyo Olympics would boost his ratings ahead of a general election this year.
Suga’s dream scenario had been to contain the virus outbreak, preside over a successful Games and call a general election. That was upended after a surge in COVID-19 infections led to a fourth state of emergency in Tokyo and forced Olympic organisers to ban spectators from almost all venues. Many Japanese fear the influx of athletes and officials for the global sporting event will add to the surge in infections, and 31 per cent in the Nikkei survey said the Games, postponed last year because of the pandemic, should be cancelled or postponed again.
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