Ex-LDP member quits as lawmaker amid alleged election law violation

Former Japanese senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa resigned as a lawmaker on Thursday after being indicted for violating the election law by allegedly engaging in illegal campaign financing related to a Tokyo ward mayor election.Kakizawa, who left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before he was arrested in late December, has admitted to the infraction of the law and expressed his intention to step down as a lawmaker, sources close to him said.A House of Representatives by-election to fill Kakizawa's seat in Tokyo is scheduled to be held on Ap…READ FULL ARTICLE