Prosecutors search Tokushima Pref. offices in bribery probe

Prosecutors search Tokushima Pref. offices in bribery probe

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Prosecution officials walk into the Tokushima prefectural government building March 6 for investigation following the arrest March 4 of Gov. Toshio Endo on suspicion of receiving bribes for a public works project.

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