Upper House member Kunihiko Muroi submitted his resignation to the Democratic Party of Japan on Friday, making him likely to become the fourth member to quit since it was ousted in December’s general election.
His departure will leave the main opposition party with 84 of the 242 seats in the House of Councilors — only one more than the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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