Kishida's approval rating drops to 40.8% over ID card controversy.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet approval rating has dropped to 40.8%, with many in the public wary of the government's push to expand the use of the national identification card, plagued with privacy concerns. The sluggish showing came after Kishida ruled out dissolving the House of Representatives to call a snap election during the ongoing Diet session that will end in days. Public skepticism over the so-called My Number ID card system has also deepened amid revelations of a series of personal information leaks and registration errors.