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Ex-lawmaker Nagata commits suicide in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former House of Representatives member Hisayasu Nagata (in file photo), who resigned as a parliamentarian in April 2006 after using a fake e-mail message to grill a ruling party lawmaker, jumped to his death from an apartment building in an apparent suicide in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3.

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Nagata leaves Diet over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives on April 4 approved the resignation of opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata (file photo) for disrupting parliamentary business by using a fake e-mail message to attack a top ruling bloc executive.

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Nagata misled party executives in e-mail case: DPJ report

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the ouse of Representatives, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31 after he tenders his resignation to lower house speaker Yohei Kono.

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Diet panel to summon journalist over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese House of Representatives Disciplinary Committee decided on March 29 to summon freelance journalist Takashi Nishizawa as a sworn witness on April 4 over a fake e-mail that lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata used to make accusations of a payoff against a senior governing coalition lawmaker.

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Scandal-hit lawmaker Nagata identifies provider of fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, speaks at the lower house's Discipline Committee in the Diet on March 24.

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Lawmaker Nagata admits e-mail was false at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, bows during a session of the lower house's Discipline Committee in Tokyo on March 22.

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Lawmaker Nagata admits e-mail was false at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, speaks at the lower house's Discipline Committee in Tokyo on March 22.

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House panel to begin penalty deliberations for DPJ lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - The lower house disciplinary committee decided March 7 to begin deliberations March 10 on action against opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata, who raised an allegation before the Diet based on a fabricated e-mail message. (Pool photo)

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata says e-mail allegation was groundless

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (R), a Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Representatives, bows in apology to Tsutomu Takebe, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Diet on March 2 before the start of the lower house plenary session. Nagata said he made ''groundless'' and ''false'' allegations about Takebe's son based on a spurious e-mail message.

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DPJ thinks e-mail ruckus over, to pick Diet affairs chief quickly

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiko Noda (L), who will resign as Diet affairs chief of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, again apologizes at a party executives' meeting on March 1 for disrupting the Diet by alleging that Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie had in an e-mail ordered a payment to a son of ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe. DPJ is seeking to pick Noda's successor as early as possible as it believes the uproar about the e-mail allegation has been settled with the apology by DPJ lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata and executives of the party.

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (C), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 28 to apologize for disrupting the Diet by alleging, without hard evidence, that Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie had ordered a payment to the son of a top ruling party official.

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (C), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, bows in apology during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 28. He is flanked by DPJ Diet affairs chief Yoshihiko Noda (L) and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama.

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata apologizes for the uproar he caused by alleging, without hard evidence, that Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie had ordered a payment to the son of a top ruling party official as he leaves the hospital he had been admitted to due to fatigue caused by the scandal.

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Nagata may resign as lawmaker over alleged Livedoor e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 23 on reports that Hisayasu Nagata, a House of Representatives member from the opposition party, has indicated he may resign as a lawmaker over a controversy surrounding an e-mail message suspecting links between the Liberal Democratic Party and Internet firm Livedoor Co.

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Nagata may resign as lawmaker over alleged Livedoor e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a House of Representatives member from the Democratic Party of Japan, puts questions at a lower house budget committee session in a photo taken on FEb. 17. Party officials said that Nagata has indicated he may resign as a lawmaker over a controversy surrounding an e-mail message suspecting links between the Liberal Democratic Party and Internet firm Livedoor Co.

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Nagata may resign as lawmaker over alleged Livedoor e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a House of Representatives member from the Democratic Party of Japan, puts questions at a lower house budget committee session in a photo taken on FEb. 17. Party officials said that Nagata has indicated he may resign as a lawmaker over a controversy surrounding an e-mail message suspecting links between the Liberal Democratic Party and Internet firm Livedoor Co. (Kyodo)

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Nagata may resign as lawmaker over alleged Livedoor e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 23 on reports that Hisayasu Nagata, a House of Representatives member from the opposition party, has indicated he may resign as a lawmaker over a controversy surrounding an e-mail message suspecting links between the Liberal Democratic Party and Internet firm Livedoor Co. (Kyodo)

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata apologizes for the uproar he caused by alleging, without hard evidence, that Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie had ordered a payment to the son of a top ruling party official as he leaves the hospital he had been admitted to due to fatigue caused by the scandal. (Kyodo)

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (C), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 28 to apologize for disrupting the Diet by alleging, without hard evidence, that Livedoor founder Takafumi Horie had ordered a payment to the son of a top ruling party official. (Kyodo)

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata apologizes for e-mail uproar

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (C), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, bows in apology during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 28. He is flanked by DPJ Diet affairs chief Yoshihiko Noda (L) and DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama. (Kyodo)

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DPJ thinks e-mail ruckus over, to pick Diet affairs chief quickl

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiko Noda (L), who will resign as Diet affairs chief of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, again apologizes at a party executives' meeting on March 1 for disrupting the Diet by alleging that Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie had in an e-mail ordered a payment to a son of ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe. DPJ is seeking to pick Noda's successor as early as possible as it believes the uproar about the e-mail allegation has been settled with the apology by DPJ lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata and executives of the party. (Kyodo)

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Opposition lawmaker Nagata says e-mail allegation was groundless

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata (R), a Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Representatives, bows in apology to Tsutomu Takebe, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Diet on March 2 before the start of the lower house plenary session. Nagata said he made ''groundless'' and ''false'' allegations about Takebe's son based on a spurious e-mail message. (Kyodo)

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House panel to begin penalty deliberations for DPJ lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - The lower house disciplinary committee decided March 7 to begin deliberations March 10 on action against opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata, who raised an allegation before the Diet based on a fabricated e-mail message. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Lawmaker Nagata admits e-mail was false at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, speaks at the lower house's Discipline Committee in Tokyo on March 22. (Kyodo)

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Lawmaker Nagata admits e-mail was false at Diet panel

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, bows during a session of the lower house's Discipline Committee in Tokyo on March 22. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit lawmaker Nagata identifies provider of fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives, speaks at the lower house's Discipline Committee in the Diet on March 24. (Kyodo)

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Diet panel to summon journalist over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese House of Representatives Disciplinary Committee decided on March 29 to summon freelance journalist Takashi Nishizawa as a sworn witness on April 4 over a fake e-mail that lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata used to make accusations of a payoff against a senior governing coalition lawmaker. (Kyodo)

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Nagata misled party executives in e-mail case: DPJ report

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayasu Nagata, a member of the ouse of Representatives, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31 after he tenders his resignation to lower house speaker Yohei Kono. (Kyodo)

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Nagata leaves Diet over fake e-mail

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives on April 4 approved the resignation of opposition lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata (file photo) for disrupting parliamentary business by using a fake e-mail message to attack a top ruling bloc executive. (Kyodo)

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Ex-lawmaker Nagata commits suicide in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former House of Representatives member Hisayasu Nagata (in file photo), who resigned as a parliamentarian in April 2006 after using a fake e-mail message to grill a ruling party lawmaker, jumped to his death from an apartment building in an apparent suicide in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3. (Kyodo)