Lawmaker Tokuda submits resignation

Lawmaker Tokuda submits resignation

TOKYO, Japan - House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda ends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2014, after submitting his resignation. Tokuda's family members are awaiting court rulings on an election scandal involving major hospital chain Tokushukai.

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