Japan farm minister submits resignation in first scandal blow for PM Takaichi
Japan farm minister submits resignation in first scandal blow for PM Takaichi
Japanese Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana said he had tendered his resignation following allegations of possible vote-buying, lining him up to become the first senior minister in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government to quit over a scandal. The prime minister had resisted calls to have Yana step down after local media reports said he claimed to have cut roadworks funding to municipalities…