Fresh evidence emerged Friday pointing to a long-standing controversial practice among Japanese premiers from the Liberal Democratic Party of distributing gift certificates to party lawmakers, with a lower house member of the party saying he received vouchers after being elected in 2012 when Shinzo Abe was premier.Toshitaka Ooka became the latest parliamentarian to come forward, saying he received around 100,000 yen ($670) worth of vouchers within "a few months" of the House of Representatives election in December 2012.The revelation contrasts with incumbent Shigeru Ishiba's statement in pa…READ FULL ARTICLE
