{
  "id": 14435017,
  "title": "Japan farm minister submits resignation in first scandal blow for PM Takaichi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japan-farm-minister-submits-resignation-in-first-scandal-blow-for-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T10:53:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3370891/japan-farm-minister-submits-resignation-first-scandal-blow-pm-takaichi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japanese Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana said he tendered his resignation following allegations of possible vote-buying, lining him up to become the first minister in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government to quit over a scandal. “I apologise for causing such a huge inconvenience to those involved,” Yana said to reporters after submitting his resignation on Wednesday. He said he made the move…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Japan's scandal-hit agriculture minister quits in blow to PM Takaichi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japans-scandal-hit-agriculture-minister-quits-in-blow-to-pm-takaichi",
        "published": "2026-10-14T08:38:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japan’s Takaichi to replace farm minister Yana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japans-takaichi-to-replace-farm-minister-yana",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:29:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Japan's Takaichi to sack agriculture minister: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/japans-takaichi-to-sack-agriculture-minister-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:28:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}