Lower house approves resignation of scandal-hit lawmaker

Lower house approves resignation of scandal-hit lawmaker

Kensuke Miyazaki of the Liberal Democratic Party bows as the House of Representatives approves his resignation during a plenary session in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2016. Miyazaki tendered his resignation to the lower house four days earlier following the revelation he had an affair with a woman while his wife, a fellow LDP parliamentarian, was pregnant. With his departure, a lower house by-election is scheduled for April 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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