Democratic Party of Japan denies party duties or immediate return to party duties at Lee Jae-myung's hospital bed... He is undergoing treatment to recover.

He also dismissed as untrue the statements of Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party, who was hospitalized after undergoing surgery after the attack, that he ``reported on party affairs from his hospital bed'' and that he had ``a strong will to return as soon as possible.'' The Democratic Party has a vacant party seat for Representative Lee.