Resident Fellow Sota Kato attributes Prime Minister Takaichi’s robust approval ratings to her administration’s conservative shift and continued expectations surrounding her as Japan’s first female prime minister, while noting that several challenges remain, including the difficulty of curbing consumption amid low gasoline prices and the political difficulty of reversing the planned consumption tax cut after two years.

"Japan PM Takaichi still enjoys support despite public’s anxieties about Iran war" The Straits Times
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-pm-takaichi-enjoys-enduring-support-despite-iran-war-anxieties-leading-to-monochrome-packaging

Profile of Resident Fellow Sota Kato
https://www.tkfd.or.jp/en/experts/detail.php?id=29