Aso admits responsibility for appointment of Konoike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso replies to questions from reporters at his office on May 14. Aso acknowledged his responsibility for naming Yoshitada Konoike as deputy chief Cabinet secretary, reversing his comments of the previous day. Konoike resigned from the post May 13, citing ''health problems.'' But his resignation coincided with the release the same day of a weekly magazine article revealing his extramarital affair with a woman and reporting that he had used a free train pass on a trip with her.

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