NHK conducted a telephone survey over the weekend. More than 970 people took part in the poll.
54 percent said they supported Abe's Cabinet, up 4 percentage points from our January poll. 29 percent said they didn't.
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We asked respondents to weigh in on how the Abe administration handled the hostage crisis. 51 percent approved, while 42 percent did not.
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On Abe's pledge to continue sending humanitarian aid to the Middle East, 65 percent of respondents approved. 29 percent said they were against it.
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