Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa said Wednesday he will not resign over an allegedly false statement made to the Diet about his reported dubious links with a rightist figure.
Nakagawa also said he will consider suing the weekly magazine that reported in its latest edition about his alleged drug use in the past.
Both allegations were reported in the latest edition of Focus, which hit newsstands Wednesday. Focus carried an undated photo showing Nakagawa and a man -- identified only as a senior member of a rightist group -- meeting at a party. The person is believed to be a member of the group Nihon Seinensha.