"You baldy!" - Scandal-hit Japanese politician vows to run in election

A female lawmaker in the spotlight over allegations that she physically and verbally abused a secretary in May expressed her desire Monday to run in a possible upcoming general election.Although Mayuko Toyota, who quit the ruling Liberal Democratic Party after the scandal, apologized to supporters in her electoral constituency in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, she said, "I will work hard so that I will be allowed to run" in the House of Representatives election, which could possibly be held in late October."I'm really sorry for causing all these problems," the 42-year-old lower house memb…READ FULL ARTICLE