LDP Fukuoka Prefectural Federation Chairman Announces Resignation: "One of Those Suspected" Denies Receiving Money: Asahi Shimbun

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Regarding the alleged bribery scandal within the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, Kunihiro Matsumoto, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Fukuoka Prefectural Federation (and a prefectural assembly member), announced his resignation from his position at a prefectural federation executive meeting on the 5th, which was approved. While Matsumoto denies the allegations, he stated, "I am one of the parties to whom the allegations are directed..."

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Former Tokyo governor and international political scientist Yoichi Masuzoe appeared on Yomiuri TV's “Go That Far Committee NP” broadcast on the 6th. I talked about the relationship between local councils and “Don”...

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Kunihiro Matsumoto, chairman of the Fukuoka Prefectural Federation of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has announced his intention to resign from his position as chairman amid a series of problems in the prefectural assembly, including allegations of bribery. ◆Chairman Kunihiro Matsumoto: "In order to restore trust, the prefectural federation must conduct an investigation into the prefectural assembly group. If I were to take the lead in doin…