Secret policeman on the beat: Japan

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The Japanese political corruption scandal threatens to grow to the proportions of the one enveloping Italy. Justice minister Masaharu Gotoda is the most feared man in the nation, as he will decide how far the investigations and prosecutions will go.

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Japan: pass the parcel

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Sagawa Kyubin, a Japanese parcel-delivery firm with over 25,000 employees, spent over 80 billion yen bribing officials to overlook corrupt business practices. The investigation and scandal surrounding Sagawa Kyubin are detailed.

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Peculation and patronage

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Voters in Japan reject corruption in politics and are expected to reject the Liberal Democratic Party in upcoming upper Diet elections due to that party's association with bribery and other political scandal.

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