Opposition seeks Akie Abe's testimony

Japan's major opposition parties agreed on Friday to seek the summoning of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie, and Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui to give sworn testimony in parliament.

The move came after Yasunori Kagoike, the head of the Osaka-based education institution Moritomo Gakuen, stood by his claim in testimony on Thursday that Akie Abe had given hima donation of 1 million yen ($9,000) on Abe's behalf.

"The curtain did not close on the problem (with Kagoike's testimony in the parliament), but rather just opened," said Renho Murata, leader of the Democratic Party, Japan's largest opposition party, on Thursday.