TOKYO -- A top finance bureaucrat in Japan left his post on Tuesday, putting another dent in the scandal-laden Finance Ministry as it prepares for key policy initiatives, including raising the consumption tax next year.
Junichi Fukuda last week offered to resign as administrative vice minister over allegations that he sexually harassed female reporters. "It is extremely important that we enact measures that prevent this from happening again," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
