According to a weekly magazine, last month Yoshikawa dined out with a female university student who was under drinking age, gave her alcohol and paid her ¥40,000 in cash.
Three-term lawmaker Takeru Yoshikawa's resignation over allegations of misconduct the first since Kishida took office last October comes ahead of a crucial Upper House election.
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A House of Representatives member who belongs to a ruling party faction led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced growing calls on Friday from fellow lawmakers to explain himself over a magazine report that he went out for drinks with an 18-year-old girl and gave her 40,000 yen. The drinking…