Assembly member may have misused public funds in lawmaker's campaign

Ken Hashimoto, a member of the Kobe municipal assembly from the Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press at the Kobe city hall in western Japan on July 27, 2017, following reports that the 37-year-old married man has been having an affair with Eriko Imai, an LDP member of the House of Councillors. Hashimoto said his marriage had already broken down, so he thought he could have a romantic relationship with the 33-year-old single mother. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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