Japan: The increased price of rice threw the prime minister’s popularity on the “Tartars”

The popularity of Japanese Prime Minister Sigeru Isiba is lowered to a low record, with almost 9 in 10 voters declaring unhappy with the government’s response to increasing prices of rice, key and beloved food, the country said today. The support for the Isiba government is 27.4% from 32.6% a month ago, according to a Kyodo poll, an ominous performance for its ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its partner at the Komeito government coalition in view of the elections. The poll has shown that 87.1 respondents consider government measures to tackle rising rice prices inadequate. Rice prices in rice have almost doubled compared to a year ago, as high temperatures have hit crops and a “explosion” of the number of tourists resulted in increased demand, although the government in March began channeling […]
Source: News Beast

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