Abe's support falls to its lowest level since 2012

Beijing says it understands Japanese people's motives for protesting military-related changes

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has fallen to the lowest level since he took office in 2012, to just over 40 percent, according to a TV network survey.

Nearly two-thirds of voters are opposed to his muscular defense policy that would end a self-imposed ban on the military fighting overseas, a weekend media survey showed.