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Opposition-backed Ota wins in Tokushima poll

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Opposition-backed candidate Tadashi Ota wins the April 28 gubernatorial election in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. Ota, 58, defeated two other candidates in the poll which was called following the arrest of former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo on bribery charges in March.

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Kano testifies at lower house committee

TOKYO, Japan - Michihiko Kano, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, responds to questions as an unsworn witness at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session April 8. He denied any involvement in cases linked to his former secretary Mitsuro Ozaki, who has been indicted on charges of sending bribes to several individuals, including former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo.

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Tokushima governor tenders resignation over bribery

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Hajime Shinomiya, chairman of the Tokushima prefectural assembly, shows reporters at the prefectural government building in Tokushima on March 14 a letter of resignation submitted by Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo. Endo was arrested March 4 on suspicion of taking 8 million yen in bribes.

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Prosecutors search Tokushima Pref. offices in bribery probe

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Prosecution officials walk into the Tokushima prefectural government building March 6 for investigation following the arrest March 4 of Gov. Toshio Endo on suspicion of receiving bribes for a public works project.

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Prosecutors set to question Tokushima gov. in bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo (C) is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 4 to head for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Prosecutors are set to question Endo over a bribery allegation involving public work projects in his prefecture.

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Tokushima Gov. Endo denies involvement in bribery case

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo speaks to reporters in Tokushima City on March 2, denying allegations he received bribes from the president of a Tokyo-based consulting firm who is currently facing charges of involvement in a corruption case in Ibaraki Prefecture. Mitsuro Ozaki, president of Gyosai Toshi Kaihatsu Kenkyujo, is believed to have paid an aide to Endo, 58, about 3 million yen in relation to a public works project to construct a prefectural facility, a major daily said.

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Tokushima gov. tenders resignation over bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo (file photo), who was arrested last week on suspicion of taking 8 million yen in bribes, has admitted to the charges and is resigning, prefectural government officials said March 14.

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Tokushima governor tenders resignation over bribery

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Hajime Shinomiya, chairman of the Tokushima prefectural assembly, shows reporters at the prefectural government building in Tokushima on March 14 a letter of resignation submitted by Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo. Endo was arrested March 4 on suspicion of taking 8 million yen in bribes.

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Former Tokushima Gov. Endo released on bail

TOKYO, April 5 Kyodo - Former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo bows in a gesture of apology on being released on bail from the Tokyo Detention House on April 5. He was indicted on charges of accepting 8 million yen in bribes and conspiring to receive 10 million yen.

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Kano testifies at lower house committee

TOKYO, Japan - Michihiko Kano, former vice president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, responds to questions as an unsworn witness at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session April 8. He denied any involvement in cases linked to his former secretary Mitsuro Ozaki, who has been indicted on charges of sending bribes to several individuals, including former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo.

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Ex-Tokushima Gov. Endo gets suspended term for bribery

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15 after being sentenced by the Tokyo District Court to three years in prison, suspended for four years, and a fine of 8 million yen for bribery. (Kyodo)

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Tokushima Gov. Endo denies involvement in bribery case

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo speaks to reporters in Tokushima City on March 2, denying allegations he received bribes from the president of a Tokyo-based consulting firm who is currently facing charges of involvement in a corruption case in Ibaraki Prefecture. Mitsuro Ozaki, president of Gyosai Toshi Kaihatsu Kenkyujo, is believed to have paid an aide to Endo, 58, about 3 million yen in relation to a public works project to construct a prefectural facility, a major daily said.

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Prosecutors set to question Tokushima gov. in bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo (C) is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 4 to head for the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Prosecutors are set to question Endo over a bribery allegation involving public work projects in his prefecture.

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Ozaki pleads guilty to bribery charges

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuro Ozaki (file photo), a Tokyo consulting firm executive, pleaded guilty at the Tokyo District Court on July 31 to charges of bribing former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo in connection with public works projects. (Kyodo)

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Opposition-backed Ota wins in Tokushima poll

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Opposition-backed candidate Tadashi Ota wins the April 28 gubernatorial election in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan. Ota, 58, defeated two other candidates in the poll which was called following the arrest of former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo on bribery charges in March.

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Tokushima mayor meets governor on referendum result

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokushima Mayor Masakatsu Koike (R sitting) meets Tokushima Prefecture Gov. Toshio Endo (L) at the prefectural office on Jan. 24 to report that in a Jan. 23 referendum an overwhelming majority of residents in the city of Tokushima voted no to a project to construct a weir on the Yoshino River. In the direct ballot, more than 90 percent of voters opposed the controversial 100 billion yen project being pushed by the Construction Ministry.