Mieko Tanaka, the sexy young politician in the ruling DNP party, has been caught with her lover visiting a hotel. Not such a big deal -- after all, even politicians have needs -- except that her man, a senior civil servant, is married, according to the Shukan Shinshio, published on June 14th. Adultery in Japan is often forgivable if you are a man -- but the women are not so lucky, and can end up tainted with the brush of promiscuity or the temptress. After a roadside kiss near Osaki Station in Tokyo, the pair headed for some no doubt more advanced stages of foreplay in a hotel. Tanaka ...

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