Mori played golf under another corporate membership

Mori played golf under another corporate membership

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Hamano golf club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, where Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has played golf over the last 16 years using a membership owned by a company operated by a friend. The revelation by his secretary came Feb. 16, a day after Mori sparked outrage among both ruling and opposition lawmakers for receiving a 40 million yen membership of a Yokohama golf club from a separate business executive virtually for free.

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