DPJ's scandal-tainted Maeda not to run in next general election

DPJ's scandal-tainted Maeda not to run in next general election

NAGOYA, Japan - House of Representatives member Yukichi Maeda bows in apology at the end of a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 16. Maeda, who has left the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan over his reported links to the pyramid scheme industry, said he will not run in the next general election for the lower house.

Maeda leaves DPJ over ties with multi-level marketing agents

Maeda leaves DPJ over ties with multi-level marketing agents

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 16. Ozawa said he has accepted an offer by DPJ House of Representatives member Yukichi Maeda to leave the party. Maeda is under criticism for his collusive links with the multi-level marketing industry.

Teenager assaults DPJ lawmaker Maeda in Aichi Pref.

Teenager assaults DPJ lawmaker Maeda in Aichi Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Yukichi Maeda tells how he was assaulted by an 18-year-old youth Oct. 28 while making a speech in front of Gakuden Station on the Nagoya Railroad Line in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. According to the police, the teenager hit the 42-year-old lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the stomach and twisted his right hand. Maeda was uninjured.

Maeda leaves DPJ over ties with multi-level marketing agents

Maeda leaves DPJ over ties with multi-level marketing agents

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 16. Ozawa said he has accepted an offer by DPJ House of Representatives member Yukichi Maeda to leave the party. Maeda is under criticism for his collusive links with the multi-level marketing industry. (Kyodo)

DPJ's scandal-tainted Maeda not to run in next general election

DPJ's scandal-tainted Maeda not to run in next general election

NAGOYA, Japan - House of Representatives member Yukichi Maeda bows in apology at the end of a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 16. Maeda, who has left the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan over his reported links to the pyramid scheme industry, said he will not run in the next general election for the lower house. (Kyodo)

Teenager assaults DPJ lawmaker Maeda in Aichi Pref.

Teenager assaults DPJ lawmaker Maeda in Aichi Pref.

NAGOYA, Japan - House of Representatives lawmaker Yukichi Maeda tells how he was assaulted by an 18-year-old youth Oct. 28 while making a speech in front of Gakuden Station on the Nagoya Railroad Line in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. According to the police, the teenager hit the 42-year-old lawmaker from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in the stomach and twisted his right hand. Maeda was uninjured. (Kyodo)