LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at a press conference at the Liberal democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Ito, who served as state minister and director general of the National Land Agency from November 1996 to September 1997, denied allegations that he arranged a meeting between the head of a property developer accused of selling earthquake-vulnerable condominiums and senior officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 15, two days before the ministry revealed a building-code violation scandal.

Jiang Zemin at press conference

Jiang Zemin at press conference

Jiang Zemin, the president of PCR shows up at the press conference with other Politbureau members. The press conference was held on September 19, 1997 at the Great Hall of the People. (Vice premier Zhu Rongji is at the right edge.)

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

LDP lawmaker denies arranging meeting over defective buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Former state minister Kosuke Ito speaks at a press conference at the Liberal democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 19. Ito, who served as state minister and director general of the National Land Agency from November 1996 to September 1997, denied allegations that he arranged a meeting between the head of a property developer accused of selling earthquake-vulnerable condominiums and senior officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 15, two days before the ministry revealed a building-code violation scandal. (Kyodo)

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