[HIGHLIGHTS] Six members of the Liberal Democratic Party Mogi faction, including Chairman Sekiguchi of the House of Councilors, resign.

Six members of the Liberal Democratic Party Mogi faction, including Chairman Sekiguchi of the House of Councilors, resign. In response to issues surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, the six members resigned on the 31st.

In the Mogi factions, election committee chairman Obuchi and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki's eldest son, Kazuhiko Aoki, have so far resigned, meaning a total of eight people have left the faction. Mr. Funada: "It seems like things are getting worse, so I decided to leave"