Pressure mounts on Japan’s Farm Minister ahead of Takaichi meet

TOKYO: Japan’s farm minister faces mounting pressure to quit over a series of incidents, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi battles to keep her cabinet free of scandal-related resignations.

So far, the premier has resisted calls to have Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana (pic) step down after local media reports that he claimed to have cut roadworks funding to municipalities that didn’t support him in February’s general election.

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东京：日本农林水产大臣因一系列事件面临越来越大的辞职压力，与此同时，首相高市早苗正努力避免内阁因丑闻而辞职。

到目前为止，首相一直拒绝让农业部长矢名一夫（图）下台的呼声。此前有当地媒体报道称，他声称削减了在二月份大选中不支持他的市政当局的道路工程资金。

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