The approval rating for the Kishida Cabinet was 41%, up 2 percentage points from the previous month, according to a nationwide public opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Feb. 17-19.
This was the first time in four months that support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration was in the 40% range.
The disapproval rating was 47%, unchanged from the previous poll conducted Jan. 13-15.
