Kawamura receives donations from questionable corporations

Kawamura receives donations from questionable corporations

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's newly-appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office on Sept. 25. He admitted that a local branch of the Liberal Democratic Party in Yamaguchi Prefecture, headed by him, received some 4.1 million yen in donations from seven corporations, including those involved in bid-riggings over a three-year period through 2006.

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