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Head of key Japan opposition party admits extra-marital affair
2024.11.10 20:18
TOKYO (Reuters) – Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday (NASDAQ:), said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair was “basically true”.
“I apologise for the trouble caused,” the head of the Democratic Party for the People (DPP) told reporters at a hastily called news conference after tabloid SmartFlash reported the affair on Monday.
“The facts reported this morning are basically true.”
