TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors have arrested a ruling-party lawmaker previously in charge of casino policy on suspicion he accepted bribes from a company seeking to build a casino. The arrest of a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is likely to harden public opposition to the unpopular plan to allow casinos in the world's third-largest economy. The following are some key points about the scandal and its implication:WHAT IS THE SCANDAL? Tokyo prosecutors arrested Tsukasa Akimoto on Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from employees of a company that wanted to set up a casino in Japan. Akimoto was up to last year a senior vice minister in the Cabinet Office who oversaw policy on casinos.

Source: International New York Times December 26, 2019 08:03 UTC