Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is furious about a weekly magazine story that suggests one of his secretaries has a link to a gang of which the killer of former Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito is a member.
"I would resign as prime minister and as a member of the House of Representatives if I, or a secretary to me, had a link to the culprit or the crime syndicate," Abe told reporters. "It's unthinkable even if they (the magazine) have a grudge against me and want to overthrow my Cabinet. It's like a terrorist attack by the press."
Shukan Asahi carried a story in its latest issue that suggests a secretary to him has a link to a gang to which the killer of the Nagasaki mayor belongs.
The yakuza shot then Nagasaki Mayor Ito on April 17 as he returned to his election campaign office during the mayoral race. He died the following day. (Mainichi)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is interesting.........
