Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, casts a vote against a resolution to dismiss her as head of the Environment Committee of the House of Councillors during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The upper chamber passed the resolution over her trip to China in April. She extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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