Top prosecutor to resign over gambling scandal

Top prosecutor to resign over gambling scandal

Photo taken in February 2020 shows Hiromu Kurokawa (R), chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, attending a meeting in Tokyo. Kurokawa is set to step down, following a weekly magazine report in May 2020 that he played mahjong for money despite the coronavirus state of emergency still being in place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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