Three new polls, three takeaways

The DPFP boom, US-Japan relations, and interest rates and inflation

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There were three new polls published on Monday, 27 January, from the Nikkei Shimbun, Kyodo News, and Asahi TV. The numbers for the Ishiba government are largely unchanged from last week – still averaging more than negative ten in net approval – with disapproval around fifty percent and approval in the low- to mid-thirties.

There are, however, some interesting findings below the headline numbers.