Top prosecutor tenders resignation over gambling scandal

Top prosecutor tenders resignation over gambling scandal

Japanese Justice Minister Masako Mori says in Tokyo on May 21, 2020, that Hiromu Kurokawa tendered his resignation as chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, following a weekly magazine report that he played mahjong for money with reporters amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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