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Japan's new economic revitalization minister Goto

Japan's new economic revitalization minister Shigeyuki Goto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, following his predecessor Daishiro Yamagiwa's resignation amid a wave of criticism over his ties to the controversial Unification Church.

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Japan PM Kishida speaks about economy minister's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologizes over the resignation of Daishiro Yamagiwa as economic revitalization minister following the revelation of his ties with the Unification Church, during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida speaks about economy minister's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks about the resignation of Daishiro Yamagiwa as economic revitalization minister following the revelation of his ties with the Unification Church, during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022.

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Japan PM Kishida speaks about economy minister's resignation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks about the resignation of Daishiro Yamagiwa as economic revitalization minister following the revelation of his ties with the Unification Church, during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Former Japanese health minister Shigeyuki Goto (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to appoint him as economic revitalization minister. Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who stepped down after coming under fire over his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Former Japanese health minister Shigeyuki Goto meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to appoint him as economic revitalization minister. Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who stepped down after coming under fire over his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Former Japanese health minister Shigeyuki Goto (C) enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a plan later in the day to appoint Goto as economic revitalization minister, after Daishiro Yamagiwa left the post following criticism of his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Former Japanese health minister Shigeyuki Goto enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a plan later in the day to appoint Goto as economic revitalization minister, after Daishiro Yamagiwa left the post following criticism of his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, unveiling a plan to appoint former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister. Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who stepped down after coming under fire over his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, unveiling a plan to appoint former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister. Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who stepped down after coming under fire over his ties with the Unification Church.

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Ex-Japan health minister Goto to take over as economy minister

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2022, unveiling a plan to appoint former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister. Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who stepped down after coming under fire over his ties with the Unification Church.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa in parliament

Japanese economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks about his ties with the Unification Church during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa steps down

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from reporters at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022, about economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa's resignation over ties with the Unification Church.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa steps down

Japanese economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022, following the submission of his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over ties with the Unification Church.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa in parliament

Japanese economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks about his ties with the Unification Church during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa steps down

Japanese economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022, following the submission of his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida over ties with the Unification Church.

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Japan economy minister Yamagiwa steps down

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions from reporters at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2022, about economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa's resignation over ties with the Unification Church.

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TPP ministerial meeting in Singapore

Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong (L) and Japanese economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa attend a press conference in Singapore on Oct. 8, 2022, following a ministerial meeting on a trans-Pacific free trade pact.

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TPP ministerial meeting in Singapore

Japanese economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa (far L) attends a ministerial meeting on a trans-Pacific free trade pact on Oct. 8, 2022, in Singapore.

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Japan's economic revitalization minister Yamagiwa

Japanese economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2022, wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan decides to put Tokyo, 12 more areas under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. Japan decided Wednesday to place Tokyo and 12 other areas under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency, with the capital reporting a record 7,377 new infections as the highly transmissible Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.

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Tokyo, 12 prefectures to be put under COVID quasi-emergency

Japan's economic revitalization minister Daishiro Yamagiwa speaks at a meeting of the government advisory panel on anti-coronavirus measures in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2022. The panel endorsed the government's plan to place Tokyo and 12 prefectures under a coronavirus quasi-state of emergency amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

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Japan's economic revitalization minister

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2022.

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Japan's economic revitalization minister

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2022.

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Japan's economic revitalization minister on GDP

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2021, after government data showed Japan's economy in the July-September period shrank a real 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 3.0 percent.

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Japan's economic revitalization minister on GDP

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2021, after government data showed Japan's economy in the July-September period shrank a real 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, or an annualized 3.0 percent.

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Economic revitalization minister Yamagiwa

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2021.

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Economic revitalization minister Yamagiwa

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2021.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japanese minister in charge of economic revitalization, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

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Asia-Pacific nations aim to cut 80% of import duties in 10 years

Japan's State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Daishiro Yamagiwa (3rd from R) and other Asia-Pacific trade officials clap at their meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 24, 2015. The officials from 16 regional countries agreed to cut tariffs on 80 percent of their imports within a decade under a free trade pact known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's vice trade minister attends RCEP meeting in Malaysia

Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japan's senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, walks to a venue for talks on a proposed free trade pact, known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan state economy minister in Iran

Daishiro Yamagiwa (L), Japan's state minister of economy, trade and industry, and Iranian Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif meet the press after their talks in Tehran on Aug. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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16 Asia-Pacific nations seek to agree on tariff elimination targets

Trade ministers and officials from Asia-Pacific countries, including Daishiro Yamagiwa (C front), a Japanese vice minister of trade and industry, and Mustapa Mohamed (L front), the minister of international trade and industry of Malaysia, get ready for commemorative photos in Kuala Lumpur on July 13, 2015. The gathering involving the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and six other countries including China, Japan and India marked a fresh round of talks on a free trade scheme known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Africa discuss mining, other resource businesses in Tokyo

Japanese State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Daishiro Yamagiwa delivers a speech at the Japan-Africa Mining and Resources Business Seminar in Tokyo on May 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo