New Ministers Raise Concerns for Takaichi Administration
Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Controversial remarks and alleged election law violations involving two newly appointed Japanese ministers have raised concerns within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party before a parliamentary session opens on Monday. Opposition forces are poised to grill the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the parliamentary session over her responsibility...
Tokyo, October 2 - The appointment of two new ministers to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet has sparked concerns within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ahead of the parliamentary session opening on Monday. Opposition parties are prepared to scrutinize Takaichi's administration for her role in the appointments. The ministers in question, Kazuo Yana and Hisayuki Fujii, took office on September 17 as part of Takaichi's cabinet reshuffle.
Yana, who is responsible for agriculture, allegedly made controversial remarks in May during a meeting in Tochigi Prefecture, his home region. He claimed that road budgets for Nasukarasuyama and Nakagawa, municipalities in eastern Japan, had been drastically reduced in fiscal 2026 due to a lack of support for him. Yana, a member of the LDP, lost a previous election in February to an independent candidate before being elected as a proportional representation candidate.
When queried about the reported remarks, Yana declined to comment on any matters related to his legislative activities prior to his current ministerial position.
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