Regarding former agriculture minister Yanagi's (簗) announcement of his resignation, LDP Policy Research Council Chair Takayuki Kobayashi (小林 鷹之) said, “The result of taking responsibility for the remarks,” and “I sincerely regret it.”
Former agriculture minister Yanagi (簗) resigned. The background and detailed circumstances of the resignation are not provided in the article, but a ministerial resignation has occurred.
LDP Policy Research Council Chair Takayuki Kobayashi (小林 鷹之) expressed the view, in connection with the resignation, that responsibility should be taken for the remarks and said that he sincerely regretted them. The article quotes the wording of his remarks.