Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, becoming the fourth minister to leave the cabinet appointed by Kishida in August.
other ministers have quit in close succession due to scandals, some involving funding and ties with the Unification Church.
"By rising to my political responsibilities, I hope to be fulfilling my duties as prime minister," he said. "There was not a single thing that I did that breached the law," Akiba said to reporters gathered at the prime minister's office after he submitted his resignation to Kishida. In early December, Sugita retracted and apologised for a number of past comments, including calling sexual minorities "unproductive".has mounted that Kishida plans to overhaul his cabinet by early next month to boost his sagging popularity, with the Sankei newspaper reporting on Friday that some ruling party members have floated Jan. 10 as a possible date.
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