Approval for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet fell to a record-low 49.1%, down 4.3 percentage points from the previous month, a Kyodo News survey showed. Disapproval rose to 33.0% from 30.9% in September. The decline followed Takaichi’s effective dismissal of farm minister Kazuo Yana after weekly magazines reported controversies involving road budgets and free campaign bus rides. More than 57% of respondents said the action came too late, 54.7% said Yana’s resignation would affect the government’s future, and 81.5% considered his resignation warranted. The survey also found support for reducing the consumption tax on food and beverages from 8% to 1% for two years from April, although 65.1% were concerned about the estimated 10 trillion yen ($63 billion) revenue loss. More than 90% expressed concern about rising cyber threats affecting Japanese companies.