Farm minister Ozato to resign over election loss

Farm minister Ozato to resign over election loss

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yasuhiro Ozato meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2024, announcing he will quit the post following the loss of his House of Representatives seat in a general election on Oct. 27.

Farm minister Ozato to resign over election loss

Farm minister Ozato to resign over election loss

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yasuhiro Ozato meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2024, announcing he will quit the post following the loss of his House of Representatives seat in a general election on Oct. 27.

Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Yasuhiro Ozato, who is set to become agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, before his attestation in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

Ozato formally appointed LDP General Council chairman

Ozato formally appointed LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on June 30 formally appointed Sadatoshi Ozato, former head of the Management and Coordination Agency, as chairman of its decision-making General Council. Hiromu Nonaka and Shizuka Kamei were reappointed respectively as secretary general and chairman of the Policy Research Council -- the two other key party leadership posts. Posing for pictures are (2nd from L to R) Nonaka, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori who is also LDP president, Ozato and Kamei.

Former disaster minister Ozato dies at 86

Former disaster minister Ozato dies at 86

Photo taken in 2005 shows Sadatoshi Ozato, the minister who was in charge of reconstruction following the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. Ozato died at 86 on Dec. 14, 2016, people close to him said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ozato formally appointed LDP General Council chairman

Ozato formally appointed LDP General Council chairman

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on June 30 formally appointed Sadatoshi Ozato, former head of the Management and Coordination Agency, as chairman of its decision-making General Council. Hiromu Nonaka and Shizuka Kamei were reappointed respectively as secretary general and chairman of the Policy Research Council -- the two other key party leadership posts. Posing for pictures are (2nd from L to R) Nonaka, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori who is also LDP president, Ozato and Kamei.