The fact that last week's reshuffle of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda did not stop its approval rating from sinking in a Yomiuri Shimbun opinion poll appears to indicate the public's dissatisfaction with the government's explanation of integrated social security and tax reform, and the administration's attempts to cut unnecessary spending.
After the previous opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun on Dec. 10 and 11, the Noda Cabinet agreed on a draft plan for integrated reform. However, turmoil also arose as some lawmakers in the Democratic Party of Japan left the party due to their dissatisfaction with the reform plan and the decision to resume construction on the once-canceled Yamba Dam in Gunma Prefecture. (Yomiuri)
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