Politics of the Potato Front and Center for Japan’s New Agriculture Minister

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With the lifting of the ban on raw potato imports and the poor autumn salmon catch, expectations are high for the skills of the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Takebe. "I grew up in Hokkaido, gazing at fields, looking at the sea, and running around in the mountains," said the new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, speaking to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries staff about his memories of his hometo…

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Following the resignation of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yanagi, Shin Takebe (Liberal Democratic Party, House of Representatives, Hokkaido 12th District) was appointed as the 76th Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the 15th. This marks his first cabinet appointment. Mr. Takebe has previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office, Vi…