Miyazaki firm paid salaries of lawmaker Uesugi's aides

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitsuhiro Uesugi, a House of Councillors lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A construction company in Miyazaki paid half the salaries of two secretaries to Uesugi, the lawmaker's office and the firm admitted Feb. 21.

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