Japan E-mail Scandal Continues

JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party went on the offensive against opposition allegations that a son of the LDP chief had received secret campaign cash from the founder of scandal-hit internet firm Livedoor. Earlier this month Democractic Party of Japan lawmaker, Hisayasu Nagata, told Japan's parliament that Livedoor's founder, Takafumi Horie, sent an email instructing a 30 million yen (256,000-dollar) payment to a son of LDP secretary general Tsutomu Takebe. Arguing the email was "almost certainly fake," LDP deputy secretary general Ichiro Aisawa told public broadcaster NHK that the opposition now "has quite heavy political responsibility". The junior Takebe was suffering "tremendous mental, physical and economic damage" over Mr Nagata's remark, Mr Aisawa said, demanding the Democratic Party clarify how Nagata went public with the allegation. If the Democratic Party fails to come up with a clear explanation, "we must take a tough stance," he said.

Source - Australian IT