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Taki reappointed as justice minister after scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Minoru Taki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reappointed Taki as justice minister earlier the same day, following the resignation of Keishu Tanaka over his past connections with a yakuza organized crime syndicate.

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Taki reappointed as justice minister after scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Minoru Taki (L) and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2012, following an attestation ceremony. Noda reappointed Taki as justice minister earlier the same day, following the resignation of Keishu Tanaka over his past connections with a yakuza organized crime syndicate.

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Taki reappointed as justice minister after scandals

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Taki enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reappointed Taki as justice minister on the same day, following the resignation of Keishu Tanaka over his past connections with a yakuza organized crime syndicate.