THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 31, 2023 at 15:15 JST
Lower House member Mito Kakizawa, right, shakes hands with Koto Ward Mayor Yayoi Kimura on May 1. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Mito Kakizawa, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, resigned as state minister of justice on Oct. 31 for advising a candidate’s campaign staff to use illegal paid internet advertising in a Tokyo ward mayoral election. [Read More]
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