School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

School involved in controversial land deal approached LDP lawmaker

During a meeting with reporters in Tokyo on March 1, 2017, ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitada Konoike admits that he met the administrator of a school operator at the center of a controversial land deal, while denying he played any role in lobbying the Finance Ministry on behalf of the operator over the deal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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