Melons, crabs and a funeral: Japan’s trade minister resigns

By GNNLiberia On Oct 25, 2019 14

Isshu Sugawara steps down on allegations that he violated election law just a month after his appointment to the post.

Isshu Sugawara, who was appointed as Japan’s economy minister in September, said he did not want his ‘problems to slow down parliament deliberations’ [File: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg]

(Al Jazeera News) -Japan’s Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned on Friday, following accusations that he violated election campaign laws by giving gifts including expensive melons and crabs to voters, and offering a supporter’s family condolence money.

His resignation, which was accepted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, comes just a month after he took up the key post that involved handling a trade dispute with neighbouring South Korea.

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.

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