akimoto resigned from prime minister suga yoe's administrat whenen arrested f for accepting bribes.was charged w with witness tampmpering after he a allegedl offered the two defendadants moy in exchange for favorable testimony. >>> fewer people in japan have been applying for welfare despite the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. officials at the welfare ministry say the number of applications fell for three months in a row. the number for july was nearly 20,000, down a about 1 11% from same month last year. may and june show the same downward trend. the officials say people might have benefitted from an emergency cash handout of more than $900 available to all residents. an emergency small loans program may have also helped. but the officials are expecting to see a surge in the social security applications in the months ahead. they think that people will start running down their savings as the pandemic drags on. >>> niigata prefecture in central japan has issued its first ever emergency bear warning after a woman was mauled. the elderly victim was attacked in