Japan PM purges cabinet in bid to ride out financial scandal

 

 

TOKYO — Embattled Japanese premier Fumio Kishida dropped four cabinet ministers on Thursday, trying to limit the fallout from the biggest financial scandal his ruling party has faced in decades.

The ousted ministers included chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura in Kishida’s third cabinet shake-up in 16 months, as he looks to shore up his sliding public ratings.

“In light of the various allegations … which have shaken the public trust in politics, and the various allegations made regarding my own political funds, I have submitted my resignation,” Matsuno said in a press conference earlier.

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