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Urgent: Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe resigns after funds scandal, underscores culture of swindling in Japanese politics

Xinhua, June 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation to the president of the Tokyo assembly and will step down from his post for his involvement in a funds scandal, the subsequent probe into which Masuzoe was unable to sufficiently account for with the assembly set to pass a no-confidence motion against him later in the day. Endit