Resignation comes just a month after prime minister reshuffled her cabinet

Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 14. (Photo by Shun Kato)
SHOTARO TANI and YURIKA YONEDA
October 14, 2026 19:34 JST
TOKYO -- Japan's agriculture minister has resigned just a month after taking office, following mounting pressure over a series of political scandals.







