Akira Amari and Japan

political donation: But he denied taking bribes, claiming he had instructed his aides to record the envelopes of cash as a political donation, according to The Guardian. Related:Japan enters recession again as Abenomics falters Amari, 66, said he was resigning to prevent the allegations from distracting attention from the administration attempts to pull Japan out of chronic deflation. Akira Amari, a central figure in Abe economic programme, known was Abenomics , acknowledged receiving money from an unnamed construction company executive. Japan is finally emerging from deflation … we need to pass legislation through parliament for steps to beat deflation and create a strong economy as soon as possible, Amari told a packed news conference. I, therefore, would like to resign as minister to take responsibility for what he claimed his aides had done. Wiping away tears as he announced his decision to quit, he added: Anything that hampers this must be eliminated, and I’m no exception. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.