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Ex-Obuchi aide says funds discrepancies "clerical errors"

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 shows the Nakanojo municipal government offices in Gunma Prefecture, which was raided by prosecutors the same day in connection with discrepancies in political funds reports linked to former industry minister Yuko Obuchi. Kenichiro Orita, a former aide to Obuchi and a former mayor of Nakanojo, told prosecutors the discrepancies were caused by "clerical errors," sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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Prosecutors launch probe into ex-minister's funds irregularities

MAEBASHI, Japan - Special investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of Kenichiro Orita, a former secretary to former trade and industry minister Yuko Obuchi, in the town of Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2014, as they launched a formal investigation into irregularities in the political funds reports of groups related to Obuchi.

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3rd anniv. of Gunma rescue helicopter crash

A memorial ceremony is held in Nakanojo in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2021, to mark the third anniversary of a Gunma prefectural rescue helicopter crash that killed nine people.

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3rd anniv. of Gunma rescue helicopter crash

A memorial ceremony is held in Nakanojo in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2021, to mark the third anniversary of a Gunma prefectural rescue helicopter crash that killed nine people.

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Ex-aides of lawmaker Obuchi indicted over falsified funds reports

Combined photo shows Kenichiro Orita (L), former mayor of the town of Nakanojo in Gunma Prefecture, and Yuko Obuchi, a lawmaker who resigned as industry minister in 2014. On April 28, 2015, prosecutors indicted two former secretaries of Obuchi, including Orita, over suspected falsification of political funds reports from her funds management body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan imperial couple visit silkworm farm

NAKANOJO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a farm for Tensan silkworms in Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2010. The Imperial Palace in Tokyo has kept silkworms since the 19th century and Empress Michiko keeps Tensan silkworms. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Prosecutors launch probe into ex-minister's funds irregularities

MAEBASHI, Japan - Special investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of Kenichiro Orita, a former secretary to former trade and industry minister Yuko Obuchi, in the town of Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2014, as they launched a formal investigation into irregularities in the political funds reports of groups related to Obuchi. (Kyodo)