The 33-year-old son of the Kochi governor was arrested last month on suspicion of molesting a woman in Tokyo and has since settled the case out of court, police revealed Friday.
In a hastily arranged news conference at the Kochi Prefectural Government building, Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto — brother of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto — apologized for the incident.
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