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Road budget scandal could knock Takaichi’s ambitious agenda off course

The Japan Times

Published 6 Oct 2026, 7:39 pm·1 d ago·1 min read

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Farm minister Kazuo Yana reportedly cut road budgets for two municipalities whose mayors failed to back him in February's election.

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