LDP's Yosano slams Hatoyama as 'king of tax evasion'

LDP's Yosano slams Hatoyama as 'king of tax evasion'

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kaoru Yosano speaks during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2010. The former finance minister called Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama the ''king of tax evasion,'' criticizing him for insisting that he was not aware that his mother had provided 1.2 billion yen to his office over a seven-year period.

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