THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 31, 2019 at 16:05 JST
Masako Mori, an Upper House member, will take over as justice minister following the resignation of Katsuyuki Kawai on Oct. 31. (Takeshi Iwashita)
In the second resignation from the Cabinet in less than a week, Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai stepped down on Oct. 31 amid allegations that his wife, a lawmaker, paid her election campaign staff double the legal limit. [Read More]
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