Nukaga says he returned 2.2 mil. yen to defense supplier Yamada

Nukaga says he returned 2.2 mil. yen to defense supplier Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga is in a pensive mood at the House of Councillors Audit Committee on Nov. 19 during questioning about his relationships with scandal-hit defense equipment trader Yamada Corp. Nukaga said Yamada paid 2.2 million yen for his fundraising parties between 2002 and March this year but he has since returned all the money to the firm. Nukaga was defense chief from 1996 to 1998 and from September 2006 to July this year.

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