Mayor to resign over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Mayor to resign over vote-buying scandal in Japan

Hiroshi Kodama, mayor of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, bows in apology after announcing his intention to resign at a press conference in the city on June 30, 2020. Kodama received 600,000 yen from Katsuyuki Kawai, who once served as justice minister and has been arrested for alleged vote buying in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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