Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.Hanashi's removal dealt a fresh blow to Kishida after another minister was sacked in late October over his suspicious links to the controversial Unification Church, with public approval ratings for the Cabinet plunging recently.Hanashi, who assumed the post in August, told a political gathering on Wednesday that the justice minister is a "low-key" position and becomes "a top story in…READ FULL ARTICLE
