Opposition parties urge Moriyama to resign over prison case

Opposition parties urge Moriyama to resign over prison case

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama listens to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda durikng a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Feb. 19. Four opposition parties agreed earlier in the day to urge Moriyama to resign over what they allege as the ministry's cover-up of the death of a male inmate in December 2001 at Nagoya Prison.

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