TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The Japanese authorities on Thursday permitted the resignation of parliamentary vice-minister of training and tradition Taro Yamada over a scandal.
Yamada, a lawmaker belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), submitted his resignation to the training minister on Wednesday following a media report about his extramarital affair with a lady, an extra blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet because it struggles with low help scores.
“My actions lacked self-awareness. I want to avoid obstructing parliamentary deliberations,” Yamada instructed reporters, whereas denying he would step down as a lawmaker.
Opposition events are set to grill Kishida over the scandal through the ongoing parliamentary session, along with his Cabinet’s approval scores already on the lowest ranges since its launch in October 2021, Kyodo News reported.
The authorities appointed feminine LDP higher home member Akiko Honda to the vice-ministerial put up at a Cabinet assembly on the day.