Japanese ministers quit as Fumio Kishida faces trust deficit amid financial scandal

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in the process of reshuffling his cabinet in response to the resignation of many ministers, including government spokesman and close ally Hirokazu Matsuno, due to a significant corruption scandal inside the ruling party, Al Jazeera reported. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno resigned on Thursday, following the resignation of Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister for Economy and Industry. Junji Suzuki, the minister of internal affairs, and Ichiro Miyashita, the minister of agriculture of Japan announced their resignations.