TV Asahi protests to Finance Ministry over alleged sexual harassment

Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi protested Thursday to the Finance Ministry after saying one of its female employees was a victim of reported sexual harassment by the ministry's top bureaucrat.The ministry plans to seek cooperation from the broadcaster in looking into the allegations, first reported by a weekly magazine this month. The bureaucrat, Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda, said Wednesday he will step down, although denying the allegations.The ministry has been facing criticism since it asked any victim of Fukuda's possible harassment to come forward and cooperate in its probe.Fukud…READ FULL ARTICLE