Farm minister Akamatsu not to seek reappointment

Farm minister Akamatsu not to seek reappointment

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Hirotaka Akamatsu speaks about his intention not to seek reappointment in the Cabinet to be formed by Naoto Kan, who was elected new prime minister by parliament, during a press conference at the farm ministry in Tokyo on June 4, 2010. Akamatsu said, ''I should relinquish my post to take responsibility for failing to prevent the (recent) outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease'' in southwestern Japan.

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