Osaka Gov. Yokoyama ordered to pay 11 mil. yen damages

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Knock Yokoyama speaks to reporters at his office Dec. 13 shortly after he was ordered by the Osaka District Court to pay 11 million yen in compensation to a 21-year-old university student for sexually harassing her during his reelection campaign in April and later slandering her by filing a counter lawsuit. In the press conference, Yokoyama, 67, said, ''I have no plans to resign. Since I stuck to my decision to place priority on official duties, such a ruling was inevitable.''

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