Kakizawa resigns from Diet in vote-buying scandal | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Mito Kakizawa, a lawmaker indicted on charges of vote-buying and conducting illegal campaign activities in a mayoral election in Tokyo, submitted his resignation to the Lower House speaker on Feb. 1.

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