Japan's senior vice minister for justice resigns after admitting to proposing the use of an online advertisement during a mayoral election campaign in a Tokyo ward, in violation of the election law.
Japan's senior vice minister for justice resigned Tuesday after admitting to proposing the use of an online advertisement during a mayoral campaign in a Tokyo ward, in violation of the election law. The resignation of Mito Kakizawa, a House of Representatives member belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, comes…
Mito Kakizawa, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, resigned as state minister of justice on Oct. 31 for advising a candidate’s campaign staff to use illegal paid internet advertising in a Tokyo ward mayoral election.