Special Public Opinion Poll -- news published on Nikkei, September 12
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The approval rating for the Suga cabinet, which announced its resignation, was 36%, a similar level to that in August (34%). While the share of "do not support" was 56%, the same as in August, and higher than the approval rating for five consecutive months. Mr. Kono, Minister of Administrative Reform, came out on top with 27%, followed by Mr. Shigeru Ishiba with 17%, Mr. Fumio Kishida with 14%, and Ms. Sanae Takaichi in 5th place with 7%, as the “suitable candidate” of the next LDP president, the de facto prime minister.