The approval rating slid 14 percentage points to 26% from the previous survey done in February, the worst since Ishiba took the office last October, according to the March 15-16 poll by the Asahi.

Weather officials are warning of heavy snow mainly on the Sea of Japan side from northern to western Japan through Feb. 19, urging residents to remain on the alert for transportation disruptions ...

Repair work for all damage caused by a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, where a trucker remains trapped underground, could take until the end of the year to complete, local officials said.

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