Aso 's approval rating at 11 percent , the second lowest ever for a Japanese PM . Comment: Last week his finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa announced he will step down after coming under fire for appearing intoxicated at a weekend news conference during the G-7 meeting in Rome . The economy is doing well and Abe has been able to push through some of his agenda with little opposition from other parties in parliament. Obama will give his first address to joint session of Congress hours later .
Aso 's approval rating at 11 percent , the second lowest ever for a Japanese PM . Comment: The economy is doing well and Abe has been able to push through some of his agenda with little opposition from other parties in parliament. Obama will give his first address to joint session of Congress hours later .