Resignation as lawmaker of scandal-hit ex-farm minister

Former Japanese farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa, seen in this file photo, tendered his resignation as a lawmaker on Dec. 22, 2020. He has been under fire over an allegation of receiving a total of 5 million yen ($48,000) from an egg production company in western Japan.

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