Scandal-hit Matsunami gets ponytail cut

Scandal-hit Matsunami gets ponytail cut

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Kenshiro Matsunami speaks at a news conference at the Diet April 21 on his admission that he allowed a construction firm with gangster ties to pay his aides' salaries. He had his ponytail cut off. (Kyodo)

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