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Japan’s prime minister sacks 3rd minister in a month

Takeaki Matsumoto, newly appointed internal affairs minister, is surrounded by reporters after Matsumoto met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov 21, 2022. Minoru Terada, the internal affairs minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, was forced into resigning over funding problems on Sunday, in a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month. (Kyodo News via AP) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov 21, 2022. The internal affairs minister in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government was forced into resigning over funding problems on Sunday, in a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month. (Kyodo News via AP) Minoru Terada, then internal affairs minister, is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Nov 20, 2022. Terada was forced into resigning over funding problems on Sunday, in a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in one month. (Kyodo News via AP) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives for a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)