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Japan minister in fresh crisis after S&M scandal

Tokyo

JAPAN'S industry minister came under renewed pressure on Friday over his stake in the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant that he oversees, just a day after admitting his underlings had spent office cash at a sex bar.

Japan's usually staid political scene has been left reeling from the S&M club scandal and the resignations of two other newly appointed cabinet ministers who quit this week in the wake of misspending accusations.

The double resignations marked the first significant blow to the...

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