The big story in both The Japan Times and Asahi Shimbun this morning is the resignation of Upper House Vice President Giichi Tsunoda, whose campaign failed to report 25.2 million yen in political donations during the 2001 Upper House election. Tsunoda is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the largest opponent to the ruleing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Tsunoda said he quite because his staying in office would, "further increase the public's distrust of politics."
Above the fold, The Japan Times also carries stories on the UN Development Program (UNDP) halting aid to North Korea and Prime Minister Abe's opening the died with pledges to "fix education, Constitution."
The Asahi Shimbun has two more corporate scandal stories, about Paloma home gas heaters that emit carbon monoxide and have caused several deaths and Sanyo washing machines, seven of which have caught fire, including one "repaired" after a previous incident, resulting in recall of 160,000 machines.
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