Japan legislator quits over 'vote manipulation'

Japan legislator quits over 'vote manipulation'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2010, shows a voting panel installed on the seat of each member of the House of Councillors in the chamber's plenary room. Veteran upper house member Masatoshi Wakabayashi quit as a lawmaker the same day after confessing he pressed an absent lawmaker's voting button during a parliamentary vote. (Kyodo)

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