Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa pleads guilty to allegations of illegal campaign financing related to a Tokyo ward election last April.
As Japan struggles to address the gender inequality that blights its international reputation, former Prime Minister Taro Aso has highlighted how far the country has to go with sexist comments made publically about Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa.
Lower house member Masatoshi Akimoto quit the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Aug. 5 in the wake of allegations that he accepted bribes from a wind power company, the LDP said.
Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto resigned as parliamentary vice foreign minister Friday amid allegations he received bribes amounting to tens of millions of yen from a wind power company, sources close to the matter say.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto is under fire for allegedly receiving bribes from a wind power company, prompting Tokyo prosecutors to search his offices and leading him to resign as parliamentary vice foreign minister.