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Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses.

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Ex-labor ministry bureaucrat Sakurai to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - Former labor ministry bureaucrat Ryuko Sakurai (in file photo) was appointed Supreme Court justice on Sept. 5 to replace Kazuko Yokoo, who has decided to resign two years and seven months ahead of reaching the age limit of 70.

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Ex-labor ministry bureaucrat Sakurai to be Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - Former labor ministry bureaucrat Ryuko Sakurai (in file photo) was appointed Supreme Court justice on Sept. 5 to replace Kazuko Yokoo, who has decided to resign two years and seven months ahead of reaching the age limit of 70. (Kyodo)

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Prison term upheld for ex-labor minister in KSD bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court on Dec. 19 upholds a lower court ruling sentencing former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami (file photo) to two years and two months in prison and fining him 72.8 million yen for taking bribes from KSD, an organization that provides industrial accident liability insurance to small businesses. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses. (Kyodo)

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Ex-labor minister pleads not guilty to taking bribes from KSD

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami (file photo) pleaded not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on July 2 to receiving 72 million yen in bribes from KSD, a mutual-aid foundation for small businesses.