Takamori Yoshikawa

Takamori Yoshikawa (吉川 貴盛, Yoshikawa Takamori, born October 20, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and as a member of the House of Representatives the Hokkaido 2nd district in the Diet. A native of Tokyo who grew up in Yoichi, Hokkaido and a graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Hokkaido in 1979 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.

Takamori Yoshikawa
吉川 貴盛
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In office 2 October 2018 – 11 September 2019
Prime Minister	Shinzo Abe
Preceded by	Ken Saitō
Succeeded by	Taku Etō
Member of the House of Representatives for Hokkaido's 2nd district
In office 26 September 2012 – 21 December 2020
Preceded by	Wakio Mitsui
Succeeded by	Kenkō Matsuki
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-20) 20 October 1950 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Alma mater	Nihon University College of Economics Hokkaido University (2007)

He represented the Hokkaido 2nd district.

On October 2, 2018, Yoshikawa took office as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to September 11, 2019.

In late 2020, Yoshikawa was accused of accepting multiple bribes totalling ¥5 million from Hiroshima-based Akita Foods between October 2018 and September 2019, during his time as agriculture minister. On 21 December 2020, Yoshikawa announced his resignation from the Diet, citing health reasons and saying he "will not be able to carry out activities that will fulfill the mandate of the people". Opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan secretary general Tetsuro Fukuyama said he "feel[s] it is wrong to resign without a single explanation concerning the allegations".[1]