Former upper house head Inoue to resign from Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue (file photo) indicates May 2 he will resign from the Diet to take responsibility for his aide's involvement in a money-related scandal. Inoue resigned as upper house president April 19 due to the scandal.

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