Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ex-Japanese agricultural minister convicted of bribery

A former Japanese agriculture minister was sentenced to two years and six months in jail for taking bribes from an egg manufacturing firm while in office. Takamori Yoshikawa’s sentence has been suspended for four years, according to the Tokyo District Court. The court determined that Yoshikawa, 71, intentionally collected 5 million yen (39,000 US dollars) … Read more

Ukraine says Russia stolen “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain.

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According to Ukraine’s deputy agricultural minister, Russian soldiers have taken “several hundred thousand tonnes” of grain from the territories they control in Ukraine. Taras Vysotskiy, speaking on Ukrainian state television, expressed concern that Russian soldiers might steal the majority of the 1.5 million tonnes of grain held in a controlled area. On Thursday, Ukraine’s foreign … Read more