DPJ lawmaker Matsui admits Murakami Fund links

DPJ lawmaker Matsui admits Murakami Fund links

KYOTO, Japan - Koji Matsui, a Democratic Party of Japan member of the House of Councillors, apologizes during a press conference in Kyoto on June 20. He said a company affiliated with the Murakami Fund temporarily paid the salaries of his two secretaries and he himself received payments from the fund under an employment contract.

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