JA-Zenchu chief to step down amid Abe's push for agricultural reform

JA-Zenchu chief to step down amid Abe's push for agricultural reform

Akira Banzai, president of the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, also known as JA-Zenchu, speaks about his resignation at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2015. Banzai, head of Japan's powerful umbrella organization for regional agricultural cooperatives across Japan, said he made the decision as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has approved a bill to weaken its influence and give more autonomy to local cooperatives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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