THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 19, 2021 at 15:54 JST
Akira Amari, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former state minister in charge of economic revitalization, on May 18 denies his involvement with political subsidies paid to now-disgraced former Diet member Anri Kawai. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party engaged in finger-pointing and denials over an unanswered question in a vote-buying scandal that forced a political couple to leave both the party and the Diet. [Read More]
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