Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sacked his internal affairs minister over funding irregularities, in a blow to his scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month.
TOKYO — The internal affairs minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government was forced into resigning over funding irregularities on Sunday, in a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month.
Terada showed up at the Prime Minister’s Office and told reporters that he had submitted his resignation to Kishida, though he did not say when he was asked to do so. Kishida summoned Terada to his office and had him submit the resignation, NHK national television said. Kishida, when asked last Friday about a possible dismissal, urged Terada to fulfill accountability but did not defend him, and said he was going to make his own decision as prime minister.
Political watchers also said that Kishida's lack of decisiveness comes from his weak footing within the governing party. They say Kishida, whose faction ranks fourth-biggest in the party, needs to listen to the voices of three bigger factions including one led by the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and heavyweights like Taro Aso.
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