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Ex-lawmaker Tokuda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a former member of the House of Representatives. Prosecutors filed a lawsuit on April 4, 2014, seeking to ban Tokuda from running in a general election for the lower house from a single-seat constituency in Kagoshima Prefecture for five years. Tokuda, a son of major hospital chain Tokushukai founder Torao Tokuda, resigned as a lower house member in February after his illegal election campaign came to light.

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Prosecutors raid Tokuda's Diet office

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a House of Representatives member and son of Torao Tokuda, former chief of the Tokushukai hospital and welfare business chain. On Nov. 1, 2013, prosecutors raided Tokuda's parliamentary office over an election fraud scandal involving the pair and more than 200 of the chain's employees.

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Tokuda begins stumping for upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal League leader Torao Tokuda begins his campaign for the July 29 House of Councillors election with a speech in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 12.

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Tokuda begins stumping for upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal League leader Torao Tokuda begins his campaign for the July 29 House of Councillors election with a speech in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 12.