Kurata to replace scandal-hit Inoue as upper house head

Kurata to replace scandal-hit Inoue as upper house head

TOKYO, Japan - Former Home Affairs Minister Hiroyuki Kurata talks with the media on his way to the Diet on April 22. Kurata, a 64-year-old ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker, is expected to replace Yutaka Inoue as president of the House of Councillors later in the day, following approval of Inoue's resignation over allegations one of his secretaries took kickbacks.

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