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72% support Hatoyama Cabinet: Kyodo poll

Source: Kyodo News

Tōkyō : Japan | 2 months ago

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The support rate for Yukio Hatoyama's newly launched Cabinet hit 72 percent, one of the highest levels among recent Cabinets shortly after inauguration, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday. The disapproval rating stood at 13.1 percent, according to the poll. The...

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