Politician Kentaro Sonoura on Dec. 21 resigned from the Lower House and left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to take responsibility for discrepancies in his political fund reports.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura resigns as a lawmaker after being accused of underreporting political funds, delivering a fresh blow to Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a string of local elections next spring.
A lawmaker in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to resign due to a political funds scandal, ahead of a spate of local assembly elections next spring, according to government sources
The resignation would deal a fresh blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after three Cabinet members were effectively sacked over various scandals in recent months.