The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled Cabinet launched Monday stands at 40.5 percent, up 11.5 percentage points from the previous survey conducted shortly after the July 29 House of Councillors election, according to the latest Kyodo News survey.

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