高市早苗决定撤换农相簗和生：将成内阁首位去职大臣，NHK民调78%不接受其解释
据日本《每日新闻》10月14日报道，日本首相高市早苗已决定撤换农林水产大臣簗和生（Kazuo Yana）。簗和生此前发表关于削减不支持他的市町村道路经费的言论，备受批评。簗和生的去职将成为高市内阁的首例大臣辞职。高市上任已满一年，支持率一直保持在相对高位。她在上个月的内阁改组中任命簗和生执掌负责农业、林业和渔业的农林水产省，但本月初本地媒体率先报道其道路经费言论后，高市曾在国会公开斥责他。
这场人事变动正值临时国会会期，高市面临一项高风险挑战：为包括食品和饮料临时消费税减税在内的关键政策目标争取国会通过。据本地媒体报道，在执政联盟不占多数的参议院，在野党正准备对簗和生提出不信任动议，一些在野党还威胁在他下台之前阻挠消费税法案的审议。
簗和生已经证实多家本地媒体获得的一段录音属实。他在录音中说，其选区内两个市町村经费被削减的原因之一，是它们在今年2月的大选中支持了他的竞选对手。簗和生其后否认自己有能力左右此类预算决定。有关言论迅速引来滥用职权的广泛批评。日本广播协会（NHK）本周公布的民调显示，78%的受访者认为簗和生的解释不可接受；同一民调显示，高市内阁支持率较上月下降2个百分点，但仍保持在51%的较高水平。
在国会接受质询时，簗和生还承认，其竞选团队曾为支持者提供免费交通，接送他们参加自己的选举集会。一些议员批评此举可能违反选举法。
Takaichi to Replace Farm Minister Yana in First Cabinet Resignation of Her Administration
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to replace farm minister Kazuo Yana, who had come under fire for his remarks about slashing road funding for municipalities that did not support him, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, October 14.
His resignation would mark the first for the administration of Takaichi, whose popularity has remained at relatively high levels since she took office a year ago. Takaichi appointed Yana in a cabinet reshuffle last month to lead the ministry overseeing agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but had openly chided him in parliament for the remarks over the road funding, which local media first reported earlier this month.
The resignation comes during an extraordinary parliamentary session in which Takaichi faces a high-stakes challenge to win approval for key policy goals, including a temporary sales tax cut on food and beverages. Opposition parties in parliament's upper house, where the ruling coalition lacks a majority, were preparing a no-confidence motion against Yana, while some threatened to block debate on the sales tax legislation until he stepped down, according to local media reports.
Yana confirmed the authenticity of an audio clip obtained by several local media outlets, in which he said one reason for budget cuts in two municipalities in his constituency was their support of a rival candidate in a general election held in February. He has since denied having the power to sway such budget decisions. His comment quickly drew wide criticism as an abuse of power. An opinion poll by public broadcaster NHK this week showed 78% of respondents saying Yana's explanation was unacceptable, while support for Takaichi's cabinet fell 2 percentage points from last month's poll but remained elevated at 51%, according to the same survey.
Grilled in parliament, Yana has also admitted that his campaign provided free transportation for supporters to attend his election rally, a move that some lawmakers criticised as a potential violation of election law.
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