Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly Speaker Isao Kurauchi submitted a request to resign as an assembly member on August 24. He was expected to step down on August 25 after completing duties related to the national association of prefectural assembly chairs. Kurauchi told associates that he no longer wanted to place a burden on younger members. Vice Speaker Satoshi Itabashi was expected to approve the resignation request. Separately, fourth-term assembly member Satoshi Kozaki left the assembly’s LDP caucus, becoming its first member to withdraw amid recent internal disputes. Kozaki said he wanted to make decisions based on his own judgment. Source: NHK News / FBS News / TNC News
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