February 11, 2020 at 13:00 JST
Hiromu Kurokawa gives a news conference on Jan. 21, 2019, after he was appointed head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Cabinet's decision to postpone the scheduled retirement of the head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office has caused a stir. It raised suspicions the Abe administration wants to appoint the superintendent public prosecutor, a post that traditionally acts closely with the administration of the day, as the nation's top public prosecutor. [Read More]
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