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2016 April 13 - 19 [POLITICS]

LDP lawmaker holds fundraising party during aftermath of natural calamities in Kyushu

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Nishikawa Koya, who is also the chair of the House of Representatives Special Committee on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, on April 15 held a fundraising party at a Tokyo hotel while many people in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures are experiencing hardships caused by the April 14 earthquake and the ongoing aftershocks.

Responding to reporters, Nishikawa said, “Because I feel sympathy for the quake victims, I requested the hotel to dim the lights in the party hall.”

A glimpse of the party venue which was off limits to the media showed sparkling chandeliers and a large variety of dishes and drinks on tables. The sounds of applause and laughter floated out from the venue.