Resignation of Japan's deputy land minister

Resignation of Japan's deputy land minister

Ichiro Tsukada, a senior vice minister at Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, bows in apology as he meets the press in Tokyo on April 5, 2019. Tsukada tendered his resignation earlier in the day after he came under fire for saying in public he made a special decision related to a road project to please Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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