As the cabinet and the LDP’s approval ratings continue to hit new lows, Kishida’s intra-party cohesion is also weakening as the lawmakers are increasingly distancing themselves from Kishida and his administration.

Source: http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2023/12/unfolding-fund-scandal-deals-heavy-blow.html

Due to public anger over the My Number insurance card problems, Kishida’s poll numbers this month are dismal.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/17/politics/kishida-snap-election-possibilty-nippon-ishin/

In a latest step under a new security strategy that Japan adopted a year ago, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government also allowed the export of weapons and components made in Japan under foreign licenses to the licensing nations.

Source: https://theshillongtimes.com/2023/12/24/japan-cabinet-oks-record-military-budget-to-speed-up-strike-capability/

In January, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration launched a programme that aims to revitalise rural areas by offering families relocating from Tokyo to the countryside 1 million yen per child.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/7/14/japans-abandoned-homes-become-refuge-for-stressed-city-dwellers

Kishida’s mantra of concerning America and newly leaked documents – highlights the charade of his own words.

Source: http://moderntokyotimes.com/us-spying-and-silence-in-japan-leaked-documents-and-south-korea-russia/

Kishida’s policies represent the vision of Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese prime minister who was assassinated last year, after he was out of office.

Source: https://news.antiwar.com/2023/01/04/japans-kishida-vows-stronger-alliance-with-us-amid-military-buildup/

Kishida’s visit to Moscow came just hours after he met with Narendra Modi in New Delhi, where he invited the Indian prime minister to attend the G-7 summit in May.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/03/japan-china-push-opposing-visions-in-top-level-visits/

Mr. Kishida’s offer to allow South Korean experts access to the hugely sensitive Daiichi site will likely prove significant.

Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/7/fumio-kishida-comes-bearing-gifts-ice-breaking-sou/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s support rate is in dangerous territory after plunging to 17% — the worst figure for a prime minister from the Liberal Democratic Partyin more than a decade — following his party's political funds scandal.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/15/japan/politics/kishida-cabinet-approval-rate-falls/

Under Yoon and Kishida’s predecessors, relations between South Korea and Japan plunged to their lowest in decades.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/07/japans-pm-tells-south-koreans-his-heart-hurts-over-pain-caused-by-occupation/