Ex-defense chiefs Kyuma, Nukaga dined by ex-defense firm exec: Moriya

Ex-defense chiefs Kyuma, Nukaga dined by ex-defense firm exec: Moriya

TOKYO, Japan - Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya asks for permission to answer a question as a sworn witness during a House of Councillors panel session on Nov. 15. Moriya said that former Defense Agency directors general Fumio Kyuma and Fukushiro Nukaga were dined by a former executive of a scandal-hit defense equipment trading firm.

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