(1)Hashimoto quits as faction head, may retire from politics

(1)Hashimoto quits as faction head, may retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is surrounded by reporters after expressing his intention to resign as head of the governing Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction amid growing criticism about an undeclared 100 million yen donation he allegedly received from a scandal-tainted dentists' association. (Kyodo)

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