Japan parliamentary vice foreign minister resigns amid bribery claims

Is he some kind of security guard? Where is his tie?

Suspended sentence.....anyone?

SpitfireToday  04:27 pm JST

Suspended sentence.....anyone?

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Allegations are enough? Show us the proof!

Then resign, or is your resignation an admittance of guilt?

Earlier in the day, Tokyo prosecutors searched his offices and his home

That has got to suck.

Wonder who in the LDP he pissed off to get hung out to dry like this? They all have their noses in the troughs.

"TIA; This is Japan"

if you're under investigation, you're automatically GUILTY.

They would not be going after a member of the ruling party, unless they knew he was guilty.

And he resigned because he can prove his innocence or to get out of the limelight?

What next?

A hospital stay?

I have a slightly used wheelchair that I can donate…..

We should presume innocence here. Even still, if he's innocent he should stand fast and not resign, so in this case there's probably fire behind the smoke. Also wouldn't surprise me that Japan Wind Development did offer Akimoto the bribe, laundered through disguising it as a horse purchase, given that the relationship between them in an official capacity would be difficult to described as arm's length.

The whole affair isn't all that surprising, since it's difficult to make the case for wind power without generous preferential treatment from governments in the form of tax breaks, subsidies and the like.

Take the fall, investigation stops with him admitting guilt, bows, he rises like a phoenix in some form next year.

Fall guy?

Suspended sentence.....anyone?

yeah right, like Trump is going to do any real time.

Take the fall, investigation stops with him admitting guilt, bows, he rises like a phoenix in some form next year.

Just like Trump except no bows.

LDP corruption 24/7 all day everyday.

Preferred choice of party for the US, no one evermentioned a word about deep connections to Christian cult group, endless merry go round of bribes, etc.

Bribery!? you must be kidding me! isn't it the norms?

LDP corruption 24/7 all day everyday.

Yeah right, just go take at the West. I guess you never heard of Trump and Biden.

Let's see if the Brotherhood get the 23-day treatment, too. Ha.

Ｉ always quit my job and refuse to answer questions when I am innocent LOL