Public safety chief received money from rightist-linked firm

Public safety chief received money from rightist-linked firm

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission chief Kiyoko Ono (in file photo) acknowledged Nov. 18 she received 960,000 yen between 1995 and 1998 in donations from a Tokyo-based construction firm headed by a senior member of a radical rightist group. (Kyodo)

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