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All this adds to the dilemmas faces by Abe in implementing unpopular policies, like a second consumption tax hike, restarting nuclear reactors, lowering corporate taxes, and promoting collective self-defense.
Abstract
After a very short-lived bounce in his approval ratings from the Cabinet reshuffle in September, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suffered an equally quick tumble back to the pre-shuffle lows.