Satsuki Katayama, the only female minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet, has sued publisher Bungei Shunju Ltd., claiming its report in a weekly magazine that she accepted money in a graft scandal defamed her reputation. The regional revitalization minister, who was just two weeks into her new cabinet position, is seeking US$98,000 in damages in the lawsuit filed with the Tokyo District Court. The suit alleges the Shukan Bunshun article reported that the owner of a manufacturing company paid ¥1 million to Katayama’s secretary in 2015 in return for asking tax authorities for special treatment on the company’s behalf.
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