Farm minister's fate depends on explanation

Farm minister's fate depends on explanation

TOKYO, Japan - Scandal-hit farm minister Tadamori Oshima speaks in reply to opposition questions at a House of Representatives Budget Committee on Feb. 20. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told the committee he expects Oshima to give a full explanation over an allegation that his former aide misappropriated 6 million yen in connection with an election in 2000. (Kyodo)

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