Justice Minister Tanaka

Justice Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka admits to having acted as a matchmaker for a senior member of a major yakuza gang in Yokohama about 30 years ago and attended a party hosted by its leader, at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012. Tanaka was planning to step down after admitting to having had past ties with an organized crime syndicate, government officials said Oct. 19, 2012.

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