Yamao leaves opposition Democratic Party over report of affair

Shiori Yamao, a prosecutor-turned-lawmaker and rising star within the main opposition Democratic Party, is surrounded by reporters before meeting the party's secretary general Atsushi Oshima at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2017. Yamao notified Oshima of her decision to leave the party, after a magazine report that she had an extramarital affair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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