Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government faces the first major scandal since taking office after appointing Kazuo Yana, who had been disciplined over the Liberal Democratic Party's factional slush-fund scandal, as agriculture minister, a misstep that could mark a turning point for her administration after a year of high honeymoon approval ratings.In other words, she may no longer be able to contain scandals and blunders with strong public support. Questions will arise as to whether vetting failed to uncover Yana's problems or whether she knew them when she appointed him.The episode shows …READ FULL ARTICLE
