TOKYO -- Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japan's minister in charge of economic security, was essentially removed from his post over his ties with the controversial Unification Church on Monday.
Unification Church and politics
Japan minister ousted over Unification Church ties
Economic security head Daishiro Yamagiwa becomes first in government to step down
Daishiro Yamagiwa, Japan's minister of economic security, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday over his links to the Unification Church. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
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