Do you approve of disapprove of Shinzo Abe's cabinet?

Approve            70.4%

Disapprove         14.2%

Source: Yomiuri
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 946 Japanese adults, conducted on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27, 2006. No margin of error was provided.

This is good.  The last thing that is needed in Northeast Asia with Kim Jong Il playing nuclear brinksmanship is a Japanese leader who feels the need to prove himself militarily.  Especially in the wake of what happened when Olmert tried to prove himself in Lebanon.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg