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Japanese opposition leader quits in pensions scandal

Japan’s top opposition leader resigned today after he admitted he missed payments into the troubled national pension system.

Mon, 10 May, 2004 - 11:11

Japan’s top opposition leader resigned today after he admitted he missed payments into the troubled national pension system.

He is the second high-profile politician to step down in the scandal.

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