Former upper house head Inoue tenders resignation from Diet

Former upper house head Inoue tenders resignation from Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Councillors President Yutaka Inoue holds a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 after tendering his resignation from the Diet to upper house president Hiroyuki Kurata to take responsibility for his former aide's involvement in a bribery scandal.

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