Support for Japan's PM Abe falls to 39%

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Elaine Lies
Updated March 16 2018 - 8:54pm, first published 8:46pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denied being involved in a discount land-sale deal.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denied being involved in a discount land-sale deal.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support has fallen 9.4 points to 39.3 per cent, a survey by Jiji news agency shows, as suspicion swirls over a suspected cover-up linked to cronyism, Abe's worst crisis since taking office.