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Japan appoints new justice minister, Makoto Taki

The scandal-plagued justice minister has been replaced amid questions over political funding and his role in a gangster wedding.

Japanese Justice Minister Makoto Taki speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Justice in Tokyo on August 3, 2012. Japan hanged two death-row inmates on August 3, the justice ministry said, bringing the number of executions so far this year to five.

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