Abe reflects on Diet confusion following political scandals

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he "must reflect on" confusion in the Diet as ruling and opposition parties continue to clash over a flurry of political scandals, including favoritism allegations against the premier.Most of the opposition parties have recently boycotted Diet sessions because, they claim, the government and ruling bloc are reluctant to get to the bottom of the affairs by refusing to summon key figures to testify.Tetsuro Fukuyama, secretary general of the leading opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, criticized the ruling parties for opening Thursday's …READ FULL ARTICLE