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Japan minister to quit over execution remark, PM delays trip

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi bows at a parliamentary session at the Upper House in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to delay his departure Friday to southeast Asia to attend triple summits, apparently to sack his justice minister over his remark that his job makes news only when he signs executions. (Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo, on Oct. 14, 2022. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to delay his departure Friday to southeast Asia to attend triple summits, apparently to sack his justice minister over his remark that his job makes news only when he signs executions.(Kyodo News via AP)