TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to appoint Arata Takebe (pic) as the new agriculture minister, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
He will succeed Kazuo Yana, who resigned on Wednesday (Oct 14) amid a series of scandals.
Arata Takebe is a former State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He is the eldest son of Tsutomu Takebe, who served as the Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General. - The Japan News/ANN
