Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation on Tuesday, becoming the fourth minister to leave the cabinet appointed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in August
Three other ministers have quit in close succession due to scandals, some involving funding and ties with the Unification Church. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s close links with the religious group were revealed after the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and have been cited by public opinion poll respondents as a reason behind Kishida’s low approval ratings.
“It was a difficult decision to make, but I tendered my resignation to the prime minister as I felt I must not hamper the debates in parliament,” he added. Akiba will be replaced by former reconstruction minister Hiromichi Watanabe, Kishida said. Kishida said Mio Sugita, parliamentary vice-minister for internal affairs, had also submitted her resignation. In early December, Sugita retracted and apologised for a number of past comments, including calling sexual minorities “unproductive”.
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