Administrative vice minister of education may resign

Kihei Maekawa, administrative vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, attends a meeting in Tokyo, as shown in the file photo taken Dec. 19, 2016. It was reported on Jan. 19, 2017, that Maekawa may step down to take responsibility for alleged illegal support for the reemployment of a retired senior official at a univerisity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo