(Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose, caught up in a money scandal, is set to announce his resignation on Thursday, Kyodo News reported, quoting local politicians and others.
Inose, an author turned politician, will announce that he is quitting his post after only about a year, after he received 50 million yen ($490,000) from scandal-hit hospital chain Tokushukai ahead of an election, Kyodo reported.
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