An NHK opinion poll shows that the approval rate for Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Cabinet rose one percentage point to 42 percent. The disapproval rate fell by five points to 35 percent.

NHK conducted the telephone survey involving 2,557 randomly chosen people aged 18 or older over the weekend, and 1,232 of them responded.

Of the respondents who support the Cabinet, 48 percent said it seems a preferable alternative to other possible Cabinets.

Twenty-one percent said it's a Cabinet of political parties they support, while 14 percent said they trust Kishida.

Of those who disapprove, 51 percent said they have no expectations for the Cabinet's policies.

Twenty-four percent said the Cabinet lacks the ability to implement policies, while 10 percent said it's not a Cabinet of parties they support.