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Head of key Japan opposition party admits extra-marital affair

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TOKYO ( Reuters ) - Yuichiro Tamaki , the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday , said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair was "basically true". "I apologise for the trouble caused," the head of the Democratic Party for the People ( DPP ) told reporters at a hastily called news conference after tabloid SmartFlash reported the affair on Monday . "The facts reported this morning are basically true." (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim ).

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