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Hatoyama says he wants to start anew after ex-aides' indictments

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama looks up at the sky as he walks out of the prime minister's office on the morning of Dec. 25, 2009, a day after the indictments of two of his former secretaries over the falsification of political fund reports. Hatoyama, who held a press conference the previous evening to publicly apologize for the scandal, told reporters he wants to start anew, steeling himself to fix what needs to be fixed.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bites his lips during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, after a news conference over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama picks up a pen during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reacts during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologizes during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said, however, he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama puts a finger on his forehead during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down.

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments.

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments.

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(2)Tanaka testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka leaves the room of the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics after testifying on allegations she misused state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries in 1998. Standing behind her is Seisuke Okuno, chairman of the council.

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(1)Tanaka testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka testifies before a Diet ethics panel on allegations she misused state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries in 1998.

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(2)Tanaka denies misusing aides' pay in Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, surrounded by Diet security guards, leaves the Diet building in Tokyo on July 24 after testifying at the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics about her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries. Tanaka denied the allegation.

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(1)Tanaka denies misusing aides' pay in Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics in Tokyo on July 24 about her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries. Tanaka categorically denied the allegation. (Pool Photo)

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Nonaka, Koga talk with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang

BEIJING, China - Two former secretaries general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- Hiromu Nonaka (L) and Makoto Koga -- speak to reporters in Beijing on April 14 after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.

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Tanaka denies allegations of misusing aides' pay

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by members of the media as she comes out of a House of Representatives plenary session April 5. She categorically denied allegations that she misused state-paid salaries of two of her secretaries.

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Tanaka angry at reports of alleged salary misuse

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka smilingly responds to one of her colleagues in the Diet building April 4. She expressed indignation at magazine reports of her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries to two of her secretaries, saying ''I have nothing to comment on at this stage.''

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Nonaka, Koga talk with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang

BEIJING, China - Two former secretaries general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- Hiromu Nonaka (L) and Makoto Koga -- speak to reporters in Beijing on April 14 after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.

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Tanaka angry at reports of alleged salary misuse

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka smilingly responds to one of her colleagues in the Diet building April 4. She expressed indignation at magazine reports of her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries to two of her secretaries, saying ''I have nothing to comment on at this stage.''

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Tanaka denies allegations of misusing aides' pay

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is surrounded by members of the media as she comes out of a House of Representatives plenary session April 5. She categorically denied allegations that she misused state-paid salaries of two of her secretaries.

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Prosecutors not to file graft charges against ex-minister Amari

Prosecutors have decided not to file graft charges against former Japanese economy minister Akira Amari, seen in this undated photo, and his two former secretaries over a money-for-favors scandal, citing insufficient evidence, sources close to the matter said on May 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-aides of lawmaker Obuchi indicted over falsified funds reports

Combined photo shows Kenichiro Orita (L), former mayor of the town of Nakanojo in Gunma Prefecture, and Yuko Obuchi, a lawmaker who resigned as industry minister in 2014. On April 28, 2015, prosecutors indicted two former secretaries of Obuchi, including Orita, over suspected falsification of political funds reports from her funds management body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Ozawa aides plead not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Takanori Okubo, a former secretary to ruling party veteran Ichiro Ozawa, walks into the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 7, 2011. Okubo, along with two other former secretaries to Ozawa, pleaded not guilty to a charge of false reporting of Ozawa's political funds during their first hearing of the trial. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Ozawa aides plead not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Tomohiro Ishikawa, a former secretary to ruling party veteran Ichiro Ozawa, walks into the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 7, 2011. Ishikawa, along with two other former secretaries to Ozawa, pleaded not guilty to a charge of false reporting of Ozawa's political funds during their first hearing of the trial. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Ozawa aides plead not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsutomo Ikeda, a former secretary to ruling party veteran Ichiro Ozawa, walks into the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 7, 2011. Ikeda, along with two other former secretaries to Ozawa, pleaded not guilty to a charge of false reporting of Ozawa's political funds during their first hearing of the trial. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Ozawa aides plead not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Takanori Okubo, a former secretary to ruling party veteran Ichiro Ozawa, bows to reporters in front of the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 7, 2011. Okubo, along with two other former secretaries to Ozawa, pleaded not guilty to a charge of false reporting of Ozawa's political funds during their first hearing of the trial. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tanaka testifies in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka testifies before a Diet ethics panel on allegations she misused state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries in 1998.

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(1)Tanaka denies misusing aides' pay in Diet testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka speaks at the House of Representatives Deliberative Council on Political Ethics in Tokyo on July 24 about her alleged misuse of state-paid salaries for two of her secretaries. Tanaka categorically denied the allegation. (Pool Photo)

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Hatoyama says he wants to start anew after ex-aides' indictments

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama looks up at the sky as he walks out of the prime minister's office on the morning of Dec. 25, 2009, a day after the indictments of two of his former secretaries over the falsification of political fund reports. Hatoyama, who held a press conference the previous evening to publicly apologize for the scandal, told reporters he wants to start anew, steeling himself to fix what needs to be fixed. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leaves a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, after a news conference over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama picks up a pen during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama puts a finger on his forehead during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reacts during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bites his lips during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama to remain in office despite indictment of ex-aides

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologizes during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2009, over the falsification of his political fund reports that led to the indictment earlier in the day of two of his former secretaries. Hatoyama said, however, he does not intend to step down. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama speaks about indictments of ex-secretaries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters on Dec 24, 2009, outside the prime minister's office, about the expected indictments of two of his former secretaries on charges of falsifying funding reports. He said he plans to give an explanation after the indictments. (Kyodo)

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Tsujimoto gets suspended prison term for defrauding state

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyomi Tsujimoto (L), former policy chief of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), and Masako Goto, who was policy secretary to former SDP chief Takako Doi, arrive at the Tokyo District Court to hear rulings on them. Tsujimoto was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for five years, for defrauding the state of funds earmarked for her secretaries while Goto was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for four years, for collaborating with Tsujimoto by introducing the secretaries to her. (Kyodo)

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Police search lawmaker Shirakawa's office

JOETSU, Japan - Niigata police search the office of House of Representatives member Katsuhiko Shirakawa on March 27 after Shirakawa's current and former secretaries were arrested the previous day, along with a third man, over the latest alleged cover-up case involving the Niigata prefectural police force. The three are accused of involvement in the case of two Niigata police officers suspected of erasing computer records of a traffic violation.