Kawaguchi to hear from 20 bureaucrats suspected of Suzuki ties

Kawaguchi to hear from 20 bureaucrats suspected of Suzuki ties

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi is surrounded by reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on March 18. Kawaguchi said she plans to hear from some 20 diplomats believed to have had close ties with scandal-hit lawmaker Muneo Suzuki and make personnel changes based on the findings by the end of this month.

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