Farm Chief Appears to Backtrack on Legality Issue over Free Voter Bus Rides

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Regarding the parliamentary response given by Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yanagi on the morning of October 13th, in which he explained the chartering of buses to transport supporters, a representative from the local Tochigi Prefectural Election Administration Commission told reporters that the actions of the prefectural election commission described by Mr. Yanagi were "unacceptable."

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Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yanagi appeared before the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 13th...

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On the 13th, the House of Representatives Budget Committee held a basic questioning session with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and all cabinet ministers in attendance. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yanagi admitted to allegations of violating the Public Offices Election Act by providing free shuttle buses to supporters in past House of Representatives elections, stating, "We provided the buses for humanitarian reasons." The e…

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At a House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on the 13th, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yanagi stated that providing free shuttle bus transportation to supporters during the election campaign did not constitute a violation of the law, as the bus fares were accounted for as venue expenses. During the Budget Committee meeting, Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives member Tamura questioned, "Isn't this a viol…

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Agriculture Minister Yanagi admitted in the House of Representatives Budget Committee that he had provided free shuttle buses to supporters in past House of Representatives elections, which is considered a violation of the Public Offices Election Act. He stated that "the buses were provided for humanitarian reasons." He added that the bus fees were included in the venue expenses and that this did not constitute a violation of the law.