Arata Takebe takes agriculture post, promises to restore trust
Inaugural news conference October 15.
IllustrationArata Takebe held his inaugural agriculture-minister conference on October 15 evening, succeeding Kazuo Yana. He called Yana's road-budget remarks inappropriate and stressed fairness, transparency and restoring trust.
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Inaugural news conference October 15.
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Arata Takebe held his inaugural agriculture-minister conference on October 15 evening, succeeding Kazuo Yana. He called Yana's road-budget remarks inappropriate and stressed fairness, transparency and restoring trust.
Takebe represents Hokkaido's 12th district and has served as vice-minister and LDP agriculture division chair. Both policy and explanations will be watched.
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- TBS NEWS DIG ↗Source publication date: 2026-10-15
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