Asano to replace Konoike in senior gov't post

Asano to replace Konoike in senior gov't post

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government decided May 13 to appoint Katsuhito Asano (in this file photo), 71, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors, to fill the government post of deputy chief Cabinet secretary being vacated by Yoshitada Konoike. Konoike resigned from his post earlier in the day over an affair with a woman reported in a weekly magazine that went on sale the same day. (Kyodo)

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