Nuclear Scandal Hangs Over Japans Abe As He Delivers Speech At Parliament Opening

Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, delivers his policy speech during an extraordinary session at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Opposition lawmakers have pledged to hammer Abes ruling Liberal Democratic Party as the new session opened over revelations that executives at Kansai Electric Power Co. took millions of dollars in payments from a former local official in a town that hosts a major nuclear plant. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images