Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's approval rating has fallen slightly,... but the impact on his popularity from Seoul-Tokyo trade tensions appear to be minimal.<br />According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun on Saturday,... the approval rating of Abe's Cabinet stood at 51 percent... in a nationwide telephone poll conducted Thursday and Friday.<br />That's down two percentage points from the same survey conducted five days back.<br />There had been reports that Abe is trying to use its trade conflict with Seoul... as a means to rally conservative voters ahead of the upper house elections later this month.<br />Some Japanese media outlets have criticized the move,... saying it could hurt local firms and that it goes against free trade policies. <br />
