Japan Diet puts off holding panel on political funds scandal

Japan's ruling and opposition camps have decided to put off holding a parliamentary hearing on a political funds scandal, supposed to begin Wednesday, as they remain at odds over whether the meetings should be open to the media.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition bloc have agreed to hold the House of Representatives political ethics committee meeting, but they are still divided over whether its sessions should be disclosed.On Tuesday, an LDP lawmaker told reporters that some of its five key members -- including former trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, a prominent member…READ FULL ARTICLE