6 arrested over Tokuda's election campaign

6 arrested over Tokuda's election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda. On Nov. 12, 2013, police arrested six people linked to Tokuda, including his two elder sisters, on suspicion of illegally providing rewards to people who worked on the lower house member's campaign for the December 2012 general election.

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