TOKYO - Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Thursday that his office handed out gift vouchers to rookie Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers but maintained that the practice does not pose legal problems, dealing a fresh blow to the ruling party still reeling from a slush fund scandal.
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