Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (R) leaves a news conference at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office in Tokyo December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of the Japanese capital resigned on Thursday after being caught up in a financial scandal just three months after he helped his city win a bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Japan remained committed to offering the best games and the resignation of Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose would have no impact on that.
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