A Japanese senior vice finance minister resigned on Monday after acknowledging that his company had repeatedly failed to pay taxes, dealing another setback to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who has been facing low approval ratings for his Cabinet.Kenji Kanda, a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has admitted that land and property belonging to his company was seized by authorities on four occasions between 2013 and 2022 due to the nonpayment of fixed asset taxes.Later in the day, Kanda told reporters that he stepped down to avoid causing disruptions in …READ FULL ARTICLE
