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By Ryuichi Sato and Kota Ifuku / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
16:05 JST,
June 30, 2025
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party are feeling an increasing sense of crisis over the House of Councillors election in July, as the approval rating of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has remained low in nationwide public opinion polls by The Yomiuri Shimbun.