The Liberal Democratic Party gave Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka a slap on the wrist Wednesday for "unsuitable" remarks while stumping for an LDP candidate in the Upper House election last month, party officials said Wednesday.
After more than two hours of deliberations, the disciplinary committee decided to issue a warning to Tanaka and demand that she apologize to voters of Gunma Prefecture, the candidate, Mayumi Yoshikawa, and the party's prefectural chapter, and report back to the panel within two weeks.
The committee will also ask Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who heads the party, and LDP Secretary General Taku Yamasaki to issue a strict warning to Tanaka not to repeat the mistake.
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