A lawmaker formerly of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party was indicted Friday for his alleged failure to report millions of yen in connection with a political fundraising scandal that has rocked the LDP led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, voices a warning about China's increased military pressure on Taiwan, saying in his speech in Washington that there should be more peaceful communication between Beijing and Taipei.
Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa, who is facing allegations of vote-buying for a Tokyo ward mayoral election in April, has been questioned by prosecutors on a voluntary basis, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Tokyo prosecutors search the home and the Diet office of House of Representatives member Mito Kakizawa over allegations of vote-buying in a Tokyo ward mayoral election in April.
A Japanese ruling party lawmaker resigns as parliamentary vice minister following a media report about his inappropriate relationship with a woman, a move that could deal a further blow to the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as it struggles with low support ratings.