Seiko Noda, executive acting secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at an event to deliver policy speeches in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2021, with the other three candidates contesting the LDP's presidential election. The election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is scheduled for Sept. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Seiko Noda on Friday called for a reinvestigation into the controversial issue of document tampering at the Finance Ministry related to favoritism allegations against then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.