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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose bows in apology during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose (R) submits a letter of resignation to Toshiaki Yoshino, president of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation later at a press conference over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Suspicious loan to Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose appears tired as he listens to a question about a 50 million yen loan he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization, at a committee meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 17, 2013.

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Suspicious loan to Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose leaves the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 17, 2013. Inose was grilled for 20 hours over four days the past two weeks by a committee session of the assembly about a 50 million yen loan he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization.

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Suspicious loan to Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose appears tired as he listens to a question about a 50 million yen loan he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization, at a committee meeting of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 17, 2013.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Ex-lawmaker Tokuda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a former member of the House of Representatives. Prosecutors filed a lawsuit on April 4, 2014, seeking to ban Tokuda from running in a general election for the lower house from a single-seat constituency in Kagoshima Prefecture for five years. Tokuda, a son of major hospital chain Tokushukai founder Torao Tokuda, resigned as a lower house member in February after his illegal election campaign came to light.

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Prosecutors charge ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, the former governor of Tokyo, apologizes during a press conference in the capital on March 28, 2014, after prosecutors filed criminal charges against him over his receipt of 50 million yen from major hospital chain Tokushukai. Inose violated the public offices election law as he failed to report the money to the Tokyo metropolitan government's electoral management committee in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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Prosecutors charge ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, the former governor of Tokyo, holds a press conference in the capital on March 28, 2014, after prosecutors filed criminal charges against him over his receipt of 50 million yen from major hospital chain Tokushukai. Inose violated the public offices election law as he failed to report the money to the Tokyo metropolitan government's electoral management committee in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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Lawmaker Tokuda submits resignation

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2014, after submitting his resignation. Tokuda's family members are awaiting court rulings on an election scandal involving major hospital chain Tokushukai.

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Lawmaker Tokuda submits resignation

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda ends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2014, after submitting his resignation. Tokuda's family members are awaiting court rulings on an election scandal involving major hospital chain Tokushukai.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose (R) submits a letter of resignation to Toshiaki Yoshino, president of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Inose announced his resignation later at a press conference over his receiving of 50 million yen in cash from hospital operator Tokushukai, which is mired in vote-buying allegations involving a Diet member.

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Tokyo governor leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose leaves the metropolitan hall in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013, after the metropolitan assembly on Tuesday approved his resignation over his receipt of 50 million yen from scandal-tainted hospital chain operator Tokushukai.

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Tokyo assembly OKs governor's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose (L front) bows after his resignation over his receipt of 50 million yen from scandal-tainted hospital chain operator Tokushukai was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on Dec. 24, 2013.

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Tokyo assembly OKs governor's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose bows after his resignation over his receipt of 50 million yen from scandal-tainted hospital chain operator Tokushukai was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly on Dec. 24, 2013.

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Tokyo assembly OKs governor's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose arrives at the Tokyo metropolitan government offices on the morning of Dec. 24, 2013. Later that day, the metropolitan assembly approved Inose's resignation over his receipt of 50 million yen from scandal-tainted hospital chain operator Tokushukai.

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Tokyo assembly OKs governor's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose (C) arrives at the Tokyo metropolitan government offices on the morning of Dec. 24, 2013. Later that day, the metropolitan assembly approved Inose's resignation over his receipt of 50 million yen from scandal-tainted hospital chain operator Tokushukai.

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Tokyo governor

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose speaks at the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in the Japanese capital on Nov. 29, 2013. The governor apologized for accepting 50 million yen from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital organization before running in the December 2012 gubernatorial election.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose presents a document saying he borrowed 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain as a personal loan, before running in December 2012's gubernatorial election, during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013. (Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose presents a document saying he borrowed 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain as a personal loan, before running in December 2012's gubernatorial election, during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013. (Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose apologizes during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, over a scandal involving his borrowing of 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain, before running in December 2010's gubernatorial election.

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Prosecutors raid Tokuda's Diet office

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a House of Representatives member and son of Torao Tokuda, former chief of the Tokushukai hospital and welfare business chain. On Nov. 1, 2013, prosecutors raided Tokuda's parliamentary office over an election fraud scandal involving the pair and more than 200 of the chain's employees.