according to a new nhk poll, his support rate a slipping. more people disapprove of his cabinet than approve of it. nhk carried out the poll over the weekend. 37% of respondents said they support. that's a drop of eight points from the previous month. among those who disapprove, 39% said they have no confidence in the cabinet's policies. another 34% said it lacks the ability to implement them. nearly 50% said defense minister ichikawa and yamaoka. 34% said they approved of noda's plan to promote a tax bill increase by march. 48% said they do not approve. >>> now for the latest in sports with hiro morita. >> japan is known as a place where a people live a long time. according to the world health organization, the average life expectancy for japanese men is 80 years. for women, it's 86. today we'll meet someone who's well above average. not only she's nearly 90, she recently claimed two world athletic records. dragging a six kilogram tire twice around a 30 meter track isn't the way most people spend their golden years. >> but mitsu morita is fa

but according to a new nhk poll, his support rate is slipping. more people disapprove of his cabinet than approve of it. nhk carried out the poll over the weekend. 37% of respondents said they support the cabinet. that's a drop of eight points from the previous month. the disapproval rating rose by 12 points to 42%. among those who disapprove, 39% said they have no confidence in the cabinet's policies. another 34% said it lacks the ability to implement them. nearly 50% said defense minister ichikawa and consumer affairs minister, kenji yam ohka should resign. 44% said they approve the noda's plan to submit a bill on a proposed sales tax increase by march. but 48% said they do not approve. south korea says a chinese fishermen operating illegally in the yellow sea has stabbed as one of the country's coast guard officers. maritime authorities have been cracking down on illegal fishing in their waters since last month. the incident reportedly took place on monday during an inspection of a chinese fishing boat in south korea's exclusive economic zone.

but according to a new nhk poll, his support rate is slipping. more people disapprove of his cabinets than approve of it. nhk carried out the poll over the weekend. 37% of respondents said they support the cabinet. that's a drop of 8 points from the previous month. the disapproval rating rose by 12 points to 42%. among those who disapprove, 39% said they have no confidence in the government's policies. another 34% said it lacks the ability to implement them. nearly 50% said defense minister yasuo ichikawa and consumer affairs minister kenji yamaoka should resign following a panel of censure moments against them in the upper house. 44% said they approve of noda's plan to submit a bill on a proposed sales tax increase by march, but 48% said they do not approve. >>> the march 11th disaster, the arab spring, the european debt crisis. the character next to me or kanji could apply to all those stories. it stands for kizuna which means bond in japanese. the bond between people that can be strengthened, strained or even broken. the kanji association in ky