Ex-LDP heavyweight Murakami quits Diet over KSD scandal

Ex-LDP heavyweight Murakami quits Diet over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - A post bearing the name of Masakuni Murakami, a senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party, lies on its side Feb. 26 at his seat in the House of Councillors in Tokyo. A plenary session of the upper house endorsed his resignation the same day. Murakami allegedly received 50 million yen in cash in 1996 from Tadao Koseki, head of KSD, a scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation.

KSD's Koseki gets suspended term for bribery

KSD's Koseki gets suspended term for bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Koseki (L), founder and former head of KSD, a government-authorized foundation for small businesses, enters the Tokyo District Court on March 26 to hear the ruling in his bribery case. The court sentenced him to a three-year prison term, suspended for five years, for bribing former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami and Takao Koyama, former member of the House of Councillors.

Former Labor Minister Murakami released

Former Labor Minister Murakami released

TOKYO, Japan - Former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami is released from a Tokyo detention facility after pleading not guilty in court July 2 to receiving 72 million yen in bribes from KSD, a mutual-aid foundation for small businesses, in return for asking a question in parliament to help KSD founder Tadao Koseki.

Former KSD chief Koseki admits bribing 2 lawmakers

Former KSD chief Koseki admits bribing 2 lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Koseki, founder and former head of KSD, a government-authorized mutual-aid organization, enters the Tokyo District Court on June 29. He admitted bribing two House of Councillors members in return for them asking questions in the Diet that benefited KSD.

Embezzlement trial of ex-KSD chief Koseki opens

Embezzlement trial of ex-KSD chief Koseki opens

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Koseki (L), founder and former head of scandal-tainted mutual-aid foundation KSD, enters the Tokyo District Court on May 1. Koseki stands indicted on charges of embezzling funds from the foundation and breach of trust.

Murakami arrested over KSD bribery case

Murakami arrested over KSD bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) heavyweight Masakuni Murakami (R in the photo taken in September 1996) was arrested on March 1 in connection with alleged bribetaking from scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD. Shaking hands with Murakami at a Tokyo hotel is then KSD head Tadao Koseki.

Ex-LDP heavyweight Murakami quits Diet over KSD scandal

Ex-LDP heavyweight Murakami quits Diet over KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - A post bearing the name of Masakuni Murakami, a senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party, lies on its side Feb. 26 at his seat in the House of Councillors in Tokyo. A plenary session of the upper house endorsed his resignation the same day. Murakami allegedly received 50 million yen in cash in 1996 from Tadao Koseki, head of KSD, a scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation.

Former KSD chief allegedly bribed Koyama

Former KSD chief allegedly bribed Koyama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tadao Koseki, the 79-year-old founder and one-time president of KSD, an entity with special tax privileges that provides industrial accident insurance to small businesses, who allegedly bribed Liberal Democratic Party upper house member Takao Koyama. Koseki has been arrested and indicted for breach of trust and other charges of misusing KSD's money.

Former insurance group head arrested for misuse of funds

Former insurance group head arrested for misuse of funds

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Koseki (C), a former chief of KSD, a government-linked insurance group, is arrested in Tokyo on Nov. 8 for allegedly misappropriating the group's funds by lending them to numerous affiliates without sufficient collateral.