"My behaviour was careless at a time when we are asking people to be patient," Jun Matsumoto, a senior lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, told reporters.
Matsumoto was speaking after the Daily Shincho magazine reported that he had visited two nightclubs in Tokyo's posh Ginza district after dining at an Italian restaurant last Monday. Kiyohiko Toyama, a lawmaker from the coalition's junior partner Komeito, also apologised after tabloid Shukan Bunshun reported that he had visited a high-end nightclub in Ginza until late last Friday."It is just a matter of time before public anger explodes. I don't want a blanket cash-payout of 100,000 yen , I want them to quit!"wrote one user.
"They are really stupid. Don't they think about what they are doing and how the public sees them? If they don't, they are unqualified to represent the public," said another.
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