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Isshu Sugawara: Minister quits after gifting melons and crabs to constituents - Published Japan's new trade minister has resigned, after being accused of violating election law. Media reports said Isshu Sugawara gave his Tokyo constituents expensive melons, oranges, roe and royal jelly. He is also said to have offered "condolence money" of 20,000 Japanese yen ($185; £145) to the family of a supporter. Japan's election law bans politicians from sending donations to voters in their home constituency. The allegations first surfaced in weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun, which said that Mr Sugawara's secretary had offered about 20,000 yen to the family of a constituent who had passed away. It is customary in Japan to give money as a condolence to grieving families - what is known as "incense money". The magazine also printed lists of gifts that had been sent by his office, including cod roe and oranges, as well as the thank you letters he allegedly received from the recipients. You may also be interested in Mr Sugawara told reporters on Friday that he was still confirming whether he broke the election law, but had decided to step down, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. "I don't want my problems to slow down parliament deliberations," Mr Sugawara said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "I bear responsibility in having appointed him. I deeply apologise to the Japanese people."
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फलफूल उपहार दिएको आरोप लागेपछि जापानी मन्त्रीको राजीनामा जापानका नवनियुक्त व्यापारमन्त्रीमाथि निर्वाचन कानुन उल्लंघन गरेको आरोप लागेपछि उनले राजीनामा दिएका छन्। इसु सुगावाराले टोकियोका आफ्ना मतदाताहरूलाई महँगो फलफूल र गँगटो उपहार दिएको पत्रपत्रिकाहरूले लेखेका थिए। उनले एक समर्थकको परिवारलाई समवेदना जनाउन २० हजार जापानी येन दिन खोजेको बताइएको छ। जापानको निर्वाचन कानुनले राजनीतिज्ञहरूलाई आफ्नो मतदाताहरूलाई चन्दा दिन रोक लगाएको छ। साप्ताहिक पत्रिका शुकान बुन्सुनले सुगावाराको सहयोगीले एकजना मतदाताको मृत्यु भएपछि उनको परिवारलाई २० हजार येन दिन खोजेको लेखेपछि यी आरोपहरू सार्वजनिक हुन थालेका थिए। जापानमा मृतकको परिवारलाई पैसा दिनु सामान्य चलन हो। यो पनि पढ्नुहोस् सो पत्रिकाले सुगावाराले पठाएको उपहारहरूको सूची र उनलाई धन्यवाद भनिएका पत्रहरू प्रकाशित गरेको थियो। सुगावाराले शुक्रवार आफूले निर्वाचन कानुन तोडेको हो कि होइन भन्ने कुरा अध्ययन गरिरहेको तर राजीनामा गर्ने निर्णय गरेको बताएका छन्। "म मेरो समस्याको कारणले संसद्मा हुने छलफल ढिला होस् भन्ने चाहन्न," सुगावाराले बताए। प्रधानमन्त्री सिन्जो अबेले भने: "उनलाई नियुक्त गरेको जिम्मेवारी म लिन्छु। म जापानी नागरिकहरूसँग माफी चाहन्छु।"