Upper house accepts DPJ lawmaker Ohashi's resignation

Upper house accepts DPJ lawmaker Ohashi's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Kyosen Ohashi is surrounded by reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Jan. 31 after the House of Councillors approved his resignation from the upper house in a plenary session. Ohashi, 67, a former TV personality and lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), tendered a letter of resignation to upper house President Yutaka Inoue on Jan. 29.

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