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Former Agriculture Minister Takamori Yoshikawa (70) of the PLD = Hokkaido House of Representatives 2 Ward = is suspected of receiving cash from the chicken egg production giant “Akita Foods” (Fukuyama city, Hiroshima prefecture), according to a interview with interested persons. Tokyo District Inspection Special Investigation Department voluntarily interviews Akita officials. Looks like you’re looking into the purpose of cash
Takamori Yoshikawa, Former Minister of Agriculture (photographed October 2018)
Since November, this newspaper has sent several questionnaires to Mr. Yoshikawa’s office on whether Akita has provided cash or not, but the office said: “If there is no response from the policy secretary, that is the answer.” I did not answer clearly as such.
The Akita official said: “I will refrain from explaining the details,” after admitting that the company had been interviewed by the Special Investigation Department.
Yoshikawa served as Minister of Agriculture under Abe’s administration from October 2018 to September 2019.
Regarding chicken eggs, the International Secretariat for Veterinary Epidemics (OIE, Headquarters in Paris) joined Japan and other countries in November 2018 as an animal welfare standard to prevent the raising of chickens in hostile environments, requiring the installation of perches and nests. Presented to the country.
The Japanese chicken egg industry is opposed to this idea. In December 2018, a request was submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries against the proposal, saying that “the new capital investment will be a great blow to producers.” In early 2019, he filed more than 1,000 counter-signatures. The amendment proposed by the OIE on September 19 eliminated the obligation to install hangers and the like.
Akita executives sit on the board of industry groups.
Mr. Yoshikawa was first elected to the 1996 House of Representatives after serving as secretary to the late Foreign Minister Weichiro Hatoyama of the LDP and the Hokkaido Assembly. Currently the 6th quarter. He has served as Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Vice Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Akita was founded in 1966. In addition to Hiroshima, there are bases in Chiba and Aichi, and it is known under the “Kiyora” brand.
In July this year, the Special Investigation Department was registering Akita Co., Ltd. head office as a party related to the acquisition of Mr. and Mrs. Katsuyuki Kawai over the Hiroshima constituency in July last year.
