Scandal-hit farm minister Akagi effectively sacked

Scandal-hit farm minister Akagi effectively sacked

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Norihiko Akagi looks down during a press conference at the farm ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 1 after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to take responsibility for a series of political fund scandals.

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