Prosecutors search the home of the secretary of a ruling party lawmaker amid allegations that the politician paid money to local assembly members in return for supporting a candidate he backed in a Tokyo ward mayoral election.
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…