Cash for cages? Japan probes alleged bribery from chicken industry

Investigation launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japanese PM after resistance to ending use of cramped cages for egg-laying hensJapan's decision to resist international pressure to improve conditions for egg-laying chickens is under scrutiny after allegations of bribery involving a former agriculture minister.Takamori Yoshikawa, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP) who served as agriculture minister from October 2018 to September 2019, is alleged to have accepted ?5m (?36,000) in undeclared donations from a former representative of a leading egg producer in Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan. Continue reading...