Tokyo, March 17, 2025 (AFP) - Japan govt approval rate drops after gift voucher row

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2025-03-17

Approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government have dropped sharply, polls showed Monday, as the leader faces a backlash for distributing expensive gift vouchers to rookie ruling-party lawmakers. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, has been convulsed by a series of corruption scandals in recent years, including one over kickbacks to lawmakers that sank Ishiba's predecess......

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