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.
"As his parent, I feel sorry. It hit me so hard," Hashimoto said, his voice trembling and tears in his eyes. "My wife is more shocked than I am."