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Deputy mayor of Ashiya arrested for alleged bribery

ASHIYA, Japan - Harue Kitamura (L), mayor of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, talks with senior municipal officials Jan. 20 after Deputy Mayor Kunihiro Tomita was arrested the previous day on an alleged bribery charge. Tomita is accused of accepting a payoff from a construction company president in exchange for awarding the firm the contract for a reconstruction project after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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(7) Koichi Tanaka wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

TOYAMA, Japan - Harue Tanaka, mother of Japanese engineer Koichi who won the 2002 Nobel Prize on Oct. 9, talks to the press at her home in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture after learning of the news. (Kyodo)

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(7) Koichi Tanaka wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

TOYAMA, Japan - Harue Tanaka, mother of Japanese engineer Koichi who won the 2002 Nobel Prize on Oct. 9, talks to the press at her home in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture after learning of the news. (Kyodo)

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Deputy mayor of Ashiya arrested for alleged bribery

ASHIYA, Japan - Harue Kitamura (L), mayor of Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, talks with senior municipal officials Jan. 20 after Deputy Mayor Kunihiro Tomita was arrested the previous day on an alleged bribery charge. Tomita is accused of accepting a payoff from a construction company president in exchange for awarding the firm the contract for a reconstruction project after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.