Lawmaker says he won't quit Diet despite shady stock deal report

Undated photo shows Takaya Muto, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party member of Japan's House of Representatives. Muto, who will quit the party following a weekly magazine report about his involvement in a dubious stock deal, said on Aug. 20, 2015 that he "cannot resign as a lawmaker." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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