Scandal-tainted minister of justice replaced in Japan

Makoto Taki was chosen to return to the helm of the Justice Ministry because of his experience and familiarity with the job, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said. Taki had left the post after a Cabinet reshuffle Oct. 1, but his replacement resigned Tuesday.

Keishu Tanaka had been hospitalized for an irregular heartbeat and other health problems, but he had also been at the center of allegations he accepted questionable political funds and was a go-between in the wedding of an organized crime figure 30 years ago.

Tanaka's resignation was seen as another blow to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's unpopular administration.

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