Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa to resign

Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa tells reporters at his residence in Tokyo shortly past midnight Oct. 26 he will formally tender his resignation Oct. 27 after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Nakagawa has been embroiled in a widening scandal. He is to be replaced by Yasuo Fukuda, son of the late Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.

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