Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2022, after holding phone talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet has fallen to 35.0 percent, its lowest level since its launch last year, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as he struggles to deal with discontent among the Japanese public over higher prices and his party's links to the Unification Church.