Japan's Farm Minister Yana tenders resignation amid scandals日本农林水产大臣矢奈因丑闻递交辞呈
TOKYO: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yana tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday (Oct 14) to take responsibility for a series of scandals, including one about his remarks suggesting he had "cut" road budgets for municipalities whose leaders did not support him in the latest House of Representatives election.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yana arrive to attend a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Wednesday. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun
TOKYO: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yana tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday (Oct 14) to take responsibility for a series of scandals, including one about his remarks suggesting he had “cut” road budgets for municipalities whose leaders did not support him in the latest House of Representatives election.
“I should not cause trouble to Diet deliberations anymore,” Yana said to reporters following a meeting with Takaichi. “I haven’t been able to focus on my duties as agriculture minister. I cannot allow this situation to continue any longer.”
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首相高市早苗（右）和农林水产大臣矢名一夫周三抵达众议院预算委员会，出席会议。——图片来源：《读卖新闻》
东京：农林水产大臣矢名一夫于周三（10月14日）向首相高市早苗递交辞呈，以承担一系列丑闻的责任，其中包括他发表的言论，暗示他“削减”了在最近一次众议院选举中不支持他的市政当局的道路预算。
“我不能再给国会的审议带来麻烦了，”亚奈在与高市会晤后对记者说。“我一直无法集中精力履行农林水产大臣的职责。我不能让这种情况继续下去。”
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