Support for Japan’s PM reaches all-time low over Covid-19, despite Olympics success

Public support for Yoshihide Suga's cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with the Games

Public support for the government of Japan's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has slumped to an all-time low, despite evidence that most people support the decision to go ahead with the Tokyo Olympics during the coronavirus pandemic.

Suga had been hoping to bask in the afterglow of the Games, which ended on Sunday, but support for his cabinet has dipped below 30% for the first time since he became prime minister last September, largely over its response to a recent surge in infections.