A parliamentary committee set up to investigate a political funds scandal that has rocked Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will convene next week, lawmakers said Wednesday, as the LDP looked to make concessions on who will attend in a bid to secure passage of next fiscal year's budget.The LDP informed opposition parties that three additional senior members of its largest faction will attend the political ethics council hearing in the House of Representatives, a day after saying just two members would attend.The three lawmakers are former trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, former Chi…READ FULL ARTICLE
