Suga reprimands farm minister over TPP remarks

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2016, that he reprimanded farm minister Yuji Yamamoto over his controversial remarks indicating the possibility of railroading bills to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Yamamoto reportedly expressed regret that he had created a misunderstanding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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