Ozawa's secretary Okubo arrested over fund reporting scandal

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in October 2003, Takanori Okubo, secretary to Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa, stands behind Ozawa in the village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, during general election campaigning. Okubo was arrested by prosecutors on Jan. 16, 2010, in connection with a scandal over political-fund reports linked to a land purchase by Ozawa's fund management body. (Kyodo)

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