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Ozawa transported to hospital due to lower back pain

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2011, shows a hospital in Tokyo where Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa was brought in by an ambulance late at night the previous day due to lower back pain after attending the first hearing of his trial and giving a press conference. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the hearing.

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Ozawa speaks at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the first hearing of his trial earlier in the day. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal.

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Ozawa speaks at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa reads out documents related to his trial during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the first hearing of his trial earlier in the day. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal.

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Ozawa to face indictment over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a building in Tokyo which houses his Rikuzankai political fund management body, on Oct. 4, 2010, after a citizens' panel decided he should be indicted over a scandal involving his political funds. The move, which counters an earlier decision by public prosecutors, makes Ozawa the first politician to be indicted after deliberation by the panel.

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DPJ's Ishikawa quizzed over donations to Ozawa-linked groups

TOKYO, Japan - Public prosecutors have questioned Tomohiro Ishikawa (file photo), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, on a voluntary basis in connection with donations to organizations linked to DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa. Ishikawa, 35, was a former secretary to Ozawa and was once in charge of donation-related paperwork for Ozawa's fund management body Rikuzankai.

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DPJ's Ishikawa quizzed over donations to Ozawa-linked groups

TOKYO, Japan - Public prosecutors have questioned Tomohiro Ishikawa (file photo), a House of Representatives member of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, on a voluntary basis in connection with donations to organizations linked to DPJ President Ichiro Ozawa. Ishikawa, 35, was a former secretary to Ozawa and was once in charge of donation-related paperwork for Ozawa's fund management body Rikuzankai. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa pleads not guilty over political funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa (C) enters the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law as his trial began at the court. Ozawa, widely regarded as a kingmaker in the ruling party, faces trial for false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a land deal in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa transported to hospital due to lower back pain

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2011, shows a hospital in Tokyo where Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa was brought in by an ambulance late at night the previous day due to lower back pain after attending the first hearing of his trial and giving a press conference. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal. He pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the hearing. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa speaks at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the first hearing of his trial earlier in the day. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa speaks at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa reads out documents related to his trial during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law at the first hearing of his trial earlier in the day. Ozawa faces trial over the alleged false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a 2004 land deal. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa pleads not guilty over political funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa (C) enters the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Ozawa pleaded not guilty to a charge of violating the political funds control law as his trial began at the court. Ozawa, widely regarded as a kingmaker in the ruling party, faces trial for false reporting of funds handled by his political fund management body Rikuzankai in connection with a land deal in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa to face indictment over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a building in Tokyo which houses his Rikuzankai political fund management body, on Oct. 4, 2010, after a citizens' panel decided he should be indicted over a scandal involving his political funds. The move, which counters an earlier decision by public prosecutors, makes Ozawa the first politician to be indicted after deliberation by the panel. (Kyodo)