Two Japanese ruling party politicians sued a...
Two Japanese ruling party politicians sued a magazine publisher Friday for a report claiming that they used Viagra, a newspaper reported.
In the lawsuit, the two legislators denied having used Viagra and accused the weekly Shukan Shincho of defamation, the Asahi newspaper reported Friday.
Seiroku Kajiyama, 72, and Kanezo Muraoka, 67, sued the publisher in Tokyo District Court on Friday, demanding a printed apology saying they never used Viagra or accepted campaign donations from the drug’s maker, Asahi said.
In a Feb. 4 column, the magazine reported that the swift approval of the male impotence drug for use in Japan was because of pressure from top politicians.
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