Asahi Shimbun adviser resigns as head of newspaper association

Asahi Shimbun adviser resigns as head of newspaper association

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Hakoshima, executive adviser of the Asahi Shimbun, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7 that he will resign as the chairman of the Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association to take responsibility for a recent scandal involving a fabricated report on the Sept. 11 general election by the major national daily.

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