Japan's economy minister resigns over bribery allegations

Japan’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”, 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.
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