Ex-environment minister Wakabayashi appointed as farm minister

TOKYO, Japan - Former Environment Minister Masatoshi Wakabayashi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 3 after being appointed by Prime Minister Shizo Abe as new agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister to replace Takehiko Endo. Earlier in the day, Endo submitted his resignation to Abe over the misuse of farm subsidies.

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