Masatoshi Akimoto, Japan’s Foreign Affairs Exec, Submits Letter of Resignation Over Funding Issue

The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:42 JST, August 4, 2023

Masatoshi Akimoto, 47, a Liberal Democratic Party lower house member, submitted his letter of resignation as a parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs on Friday.

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