TOKYO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A latest poll result showed that only 35.4 percent of the respondents support Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet reshuffle conducted Wednesday, local media reported.
According to the poll conducted by Japan's Kyodo News Agency, 40.1 percent of the public said they do not view the Cabinet reshuffle positively.
The approval rate for Abe's Cabinet, however, rose 5.9 percentage points from September to 44.8 percent. The disapproval rate stood at 41.2 percent.
On economic area, more than 64.9 percent said they do not expect the Japanese economy to pick up through Abe's updated economic policies that aim to drastically boost nominal gross domestic product, while 26.5 percent said the economy will improve.
Regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal recently struck by 12 Pacific Rim countries, including Japan and the United States, 58 percent expressed support while 32.2 percent held different ideas.
The survey covered 1,450 randomly selected households with eligible voters, with valid responses from 1,013 people.
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