Yaichi Tanikawa, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Liberal Democratic Party after being summarily indicted on prices of constructing false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act in an incident involving a political funding occasion of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction, has confirmed his intention to resign.
Yasumasa Ohno, a member of the House of Councilors who was additionally indicted, left the Liberal Democratic Party.