The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the resignation of scandal-tainted Koichi Kato.
The Lower House approved Kato's resignation at a plenary session after the former Liberal Democratic Party secretary general submitted a letter of intent to resign to Tamisuke Watanuki, speaker of the chamber, on Monday.
Kato, 62, told the Lower House Budget Committee he was resigning to take "social, political and moral responsibility" for various allegations involving his political funds.