Nishimura, acting chairman of the country committee, apologizes for not mentioning it, but continues to serve as acting country committee chairman. Nishimura also revealed that over the three years leading up to the year before yesterday, he had collected 5.54 million yen in excess of his party ticket sales quota.
He said he kept the excess amount at his office following instructions from the faction. He also expressed his intention to continue serving as the acting Chairman of the National Diet Countermeasures Committee.