Recruit scandal-tainted Fujinami expresses intent to retire

Recruit scandal-tainted Fujinami expresses intent to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami (file photo) on July 26 expressed his intention not to seek reelection as a House of Representatives member, citing health reasons. In March 1997, the Tokyo High Court sentenced Fujinami to three years in prison, suspended for four years, for accepting more than 40 million yen worth of bribes from Recruit Co.

Convicted bribe-taker Fujinami announces reelection bid

Convicted bribe-taker Fujinami announces reelection bid

ISE, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami, who was convicted in a 1980s stocks-for-favors bribery scandal, announces in his hometown of Ise in Mie Prefecture on May 25 that he will run for reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election, expected to be held June 25. Fujinami, 67, a former member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is now an independent lower house member.

Fujinami quits ruling LDP but stays on as lawmaker

Fujinami quits ruling LDP but stays on as lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami, his final appeal against a guilty verdict in the 1980s Recruit bribery scandal rejected, tells a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22 he has quit the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but will remain a lawmaker for the time being.

Recruit scandal-tainted Fujinami expresses intent to retire

Recruit scandal-tainted Fujinami expresses intent to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami (file photo) on July 26 expressed his intention not to seek reelection as a House of Representatives member, citing health reasons. In March 1997, the Tokyo High Court sentenced Fujinami to three years in prison, suspended for four years, for accepting more than 40 million yen worth of bribes from Recruit Co. (Kyodo)

Convicted bribe-taker Fujinami announces reelection bid

Convicted bribe-taker Fujinami announces reelection bid

ISE, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami, who was convicted in a 1980s stocks-for-favors bribery scandal, announces in his hometown of Ise in Mie Prefecture on May 25 that he will run for reelection to the House of Representatives in the general election, expected to be held June 25. Fujinami, 67, a former member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is now an independent lower house member.

Fujinami quits ruling LDP but stays on as lawmaker

Fujinami quits ruling LDP but stays on as lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Takao Fujinami, his final appeal against a guilty verdict in the 1980s Recruit bribery scandal rejected, tells a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22 he has quit the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) but will remain a lawmaker for the time being.