Katayama leasing Okayama Pref. house to gangster

Katayama leasing Okayama Pref. house to gangster

OKAYAMA, Japan - Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Toranosuke Katayama has been leasing this Okayama Prefecture house (photo taken March 4) to a senior gangster for nearly two years, sources close to the case said March 5.

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