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Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese new agriculture minister Arata Takebe on Wednesday apologized over a weekly magazine report about his alleged receipt of a political donation from a public works contractor. "I instructed relevant officials to promptly investigate the facts and take action to return the money or correct the political funds disclosure report accordingly," Takebe told rep...
Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--Embattled Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Takaichi later told reporters that she accepted the minister's resignation and takes seriously her responsibility for appointing him. This is the first scandal-related resignation by a...
Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Wednesday to give full explanations on his alleged public offices election law violation. At a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the Japanese parliament, Takaichi said she received a report by phone from Yana on Tuesday ni...
Tokyo, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese agriculture minister Kazuo Yana on Tuesday denied allegations that he had violated the public offices election law by providing free bus transportation for voters during recent elections for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament. "This was not the provision of benefits or a donation," Yana said at a meeting of the Lower House Bud...
Tokyo, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press)--With key budget committee meetings at the Diet, Japan's parliament, set to kick off soon, the fate of embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana will likely be the biggest focus. The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower parliamentary chamber, is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, while meetings of the Budget Committee of the Senate, t...
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her intention on Friday to keep embattled agriculture minister Kazuo Yana in his post. "I want him to leverage his abundant knowledge and policymaking ability and work harder than anyone to strengthen food security," Takaichi said at a plenary meeting of the Senate, the upper chamber of the Diet, after an oppositi...