The man who led the Japanese capital's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics resigns in shame.<br/> <br />Naoki Inose admitted he received money from a scandal-hit hospital chain ahead of an election.<br/> <br />The Tokyo mayor described the $500,000 payment as a personal loan from operator Tokushukai.<br/> <br />He said he was resigning to avoid damaging the Olympic preparations.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) TOKYO GOVERNOR, NAOKI INOSE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We should not let metropolitan government work stop over my personal issues especially at this time when Japan has just about come out of a long tunnel of darkness and is about to make a running dash towards (the Summer Olympics) 2020."<br/> <br />It's been a huge fall from grace for Inose.<br/> <br />Elected leader of one of the world's biggest cities a year ago, he was considered key in securing Tokyo's bid to hold the 2020 games.
