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Japan PM Accepts Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana Resignation
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- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi accepted Kazuo Yana's resignation as agriculture minister.
- Yana resigned after allegations of electoral rule violations and threatening to cut local funding.
- Takaichi nominated Lower House member Arata Takebe, former agriculture vice minister, as the new minister.
- Takebe represents a Hokkaido district and studied at Chicago University.
- Takaichi tasked Takebe with advancing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food security, AI and plant factories.