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TOKYO - PUBLIC support for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda fell to 32.5 per cent in February, as it struggles to deal with a string of scandals and social problems, a poll said on Friday.
The disapproval rating rose 3.4 points to 43.2 percent, passing the 40 per cent level for the first time since Mr Fukuda came to power in September, Jiji Press reported.
The main criticisms centred on his lack of leadership and his policies, Jiji said, adding that it had conducted the poll of 2,000 adults between February 8 and 11.
Mr Fukuda has faced a series of social problems from the start of his administration, ranging from gross mismanagement of the public pension system to well-established food companies lying to consumers.
The public was also lukewarm about the government's efforts to resume military refuelling programmes in the Indian Ocean for the US-led 'war on terror' in Afghanistan.
The premier was criticised late last year for being too slow in responding to calls for government help after a group of people contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products. -- AFP
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