Japan PM grilled over 'go-go dancers' at party meet


TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pic) was grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday (March 13) about a gathering of ruling party members at which scantily clad female dancers were reportedly told to use their mouths to receive cash tips.

Footage leaked from the event in November organised by a regional chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) showed women in what appeared to be swimsuits dancing and sitting on participants' laps.

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