Liberal Democratic Party former political affairs research chairman Shimomura apologizes for political funds but does not consider resigning or leaving the party. He said that the incident surrounding the faction's political funding party had caused distrust in politics.
He also explained that he has no plans to resign or leave the party, and that he had no involvement even when he was serving as secretary general of the party's Abe faction. "I believe that the way to take political responsibility is to be accountable and regain trust," he said.