Lower house steering committee discusses Suzuki issue

Lower house steering committee discusses Suzuki issue

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Hatoyama (C), chairman of the House of Representatives steering committee, heads to the committee's board meeting to hold discussions over a request for an arrest warrant for lawmaker Muneo Suzuki. Suzuki is suspected of having accepted a 5 million yen bribe from Hokkaido lumber firm Yamarin in August 1998 in exchange for trying to secure favorable Forestry Agency treatment.

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