Lawmaker Morita faces questions over secretary's arrest

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Kensaku Morita fields questions from reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 31 about the arrest of his private secretary the previous day on suspicion of buying votes in the June 25 general election. If found guilty, Morita could lose his Diet seat under the election law.

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