Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Opposition urges resignation of elite female bureaucrat over scandal

Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada speaks during a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2021. The 60-year-old elite bureaucrat is facing pressure from the opposition camp to resign over a 2019 treatment to a luxury dinner by the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

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