Japan's vice foreign minister resigns amid allegations of extortion

Masatoshi Akimoto, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, resigned as vice foreign minister on Friday amid allegations that he received tens of millions of yen in bribes from a wind power company, according to sources close to the situation.

According to the sources, Tokyo prosecutors searched his office and residence earlier in the day on suspicion that Akimoto, a prominent LDP advocate for renewable energy, recei....