Japan's Reconstruction Minister Kenya Akiba holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec 27, 2022. - AFP
TOKYO (AFP): Japan's reconstruction minister resigned on Tuesday (Dec 27) over alleged financial improprieties, becoming the fourth minister to depart Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet in just three months.
Reconstruction Minister Kenya Akiba, who is under fire over alleged illegal political payments to his aides, wife and mother, told reporters: "I believe there is no illegality in terms of my actions".
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