Beleaguered Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe of Tokyo is summoned to a public hearing of an investigative committee of the Metropolitan Assembly at Tokyo City Hall on Monday, June 13, 2016. (All photos by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)
Despite growing public calls for Masuzoe to step down for his improper but not illegal spending of political funds and tax payers money, the 67-year-old governor seems determined to cling to his post by repeating apologies.