Tax agency chief Sagawa steps down over land-sale controversy

Tax agency chief Sagawa steps down over land-sale controversy

National Tax Agency head Nobuhisa Sagawa (C) speaks to the media in Tokyo on March 9, 2018. The government the same day accepted Sagawa's offer to resign to take responsibility for a lingering controversy linked to the sale of a piece of state-owned land. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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