Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kato submits resignation as 100,000 yen income is not listed on income and expenditure report. Ryuho Kato, who belongs to the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, released a comment on the 31st, stating that he had not recorded the income.
Kato then said, ``Although it was my lack of knowledge and experience, I would like to apologize once again for following the instructions of the faction and not being able to handle the matter properly''