Chiba mayor arrested over bribery

Chiba mayor arrested over bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 9 shows Chiba Mayor Keiichi Tsuruoka speaking at a news conference at the Chiba city hall on April 9. Tsuruoka was arrested April 22 on suspicion of receiving around 1 million yen in cash from a construction company in Tokyo for city-ordered construction work.

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