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TOKYO (AP) - Japan's agriculture minister apologized for double booking expense claims, news reports said Saturday, marking the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government ahead of an expected tight upper house election race.
Norihiko Akagi, whose predecessor committed suicide in May hours before he was to face legislative questioning over his own financial scandal, apologized for what he called administrative errors.
The apology comes at a delicate time for Abe, whose party is facing one of the most hotly contested parliamentary elections in years on Sunday. One-half of the seats in the 242-member upper house of parliament will be contested.
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