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Japan’s Agriculture Ministers: A Troubled History of Scandals and Resignations

Arata Takebe was appointed as the new Japanese agriculture minister on October 15 after Kazuo Yana resigned. Yana became the first member of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet to step down following criticism over remarks suggesting he would cut road funding for municipalities that did not support him. Appointed in a September Cabinet reshuffle, he […] The post Japan’s Agriculture Ministers:…

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