Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku has filed a libel suit against Shinchosha Publishing Co. over a recent article that implied he has had ties to the underworld.
he suit filed Monday with the Tokyo District Court seeks ¥10 million in damages and the publication of an apology over the article carried in the weekly magazine Shukan Shincho.
According to the suit, the edition issued last Thursday carried a feature article saying the top government spokesman was connected with the "black human network," a reference to the shadowy criminal underworld.
The suit says the article has seriously stained Sengoku's reputation by giving readers a mistaken perception of him. It also says the article could mar his political stance and exert immeasurable effects on him.
Sengoku also issued a comment calling on the publisher not to repeat the mistake in a sequel article planned to be carried in the next issue.
The magazine said the article reported facts on the basis of accurate research and will continue carrying articles on Sengoku in the next and subsequent issues.
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