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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ldp lawmaker sonoura to resign | History Defined

Kentaro Sonoura (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Diet member Kentaro Sonoura of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to resign from the House of Representatives over a political funds scandal, according to sources close to the matter.

His political organizations are alleged to have understated the income of political fund-raising parties by approximately 40 million yen.

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