Akira Amari admits receiving money from construction company executive but says instructed aides to record envelopes of cash as political donationsJapan’s economy minister is to resign over allegations that he took bribes,dealing a blow to the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and his attempts to revive the country’s faltering economy.
Akira Amari,a central figure in Abe’s economic programme, known was “Abenomics”, and acknowledged receiving money from an unnamed construction company executive. But he denied taking bribes,claiming he had instructed his aides to record the envelopes of cash as a political donation.
Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com