Farm minister Shimamura submits resignation, opposes dissolution

Farm minister Shimamura submits resignation, opposes dissolution

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshinobu Shimamura speaks with journalists after tendering his from the Cabinet on Aug. 8 in protest at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to dissolve the House of Representatives. The premier later dismissed Shimamura.

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