Japan's second-highest-ranking prosecutor, believed to be favored by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office, tendered his resignation Thursday after admitting he played mahjong for money with reporters earlier this month, defying social distancing guidelines introduced to fight the novel coronavirus.Hiromu Kurokawa has asked to step down as chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, Justice Minister Masako Mori told reporters, adding the Cabinet will formally approve the resignation on Friday.The resignation of Kurokawa, 63, is a fresh setback for Abe, who has ridden out a string of mon…READ FULL ARTICLE
