Tokyo governor quits over spending scandal after loosing support from the public

Tokyo: The Governor of Tokyo, Yoichi Masuzoe, 67 has resigned from his position after being accused of misusing tax money, which includes spending on family trips and artwork.
He is the second governor to quit since Tokyo won the rights to host the 2020 summer Olympic games.

His predecessor also quit his position as governor over a funding scandal.
Masuzoe, who won election in 2014 with support from the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, came under increasingly intense pressure to quit due to his constant refusals to account for his use of public funds, which included buying comic books for his children.
He quit hours before a no-confidence vote was scheduled in the Tokyo assembly, as his position had become untenable.
Officials from Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) met with him and called for his resignation, fearing voters backlash at an Upper House election next month should he still be in office.
Masuzoe's refusal to account for his spending fueled displeasure among citizens, who blasted the government with thousands of complaints.
An opinion poll carried out revealed a huge majority want him out.

"He really took his time about quitting, it was definitely a minus for Tokyo," one woman told NHK national television.

"Taking up so much time with this thing rather than real issues hasn't been good for the city."

Masuzoe's resignation takes effect from June 21, with an election for his successor likely to hold in July or August.