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- From: nakano@suncom1.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp (NAKANO Yasuaki)
- Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan
- Subject: Re: Graft/Miyazawa
- Message-ID: <3204@wakasato.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 08:26:30 GMT
- References: <1992Dec18.095901.1959@lclark.edu>
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- I want to rectify some obvious errors.
-
- In article <1992Dec18.095901.1959@lclark.edu> degraw@sun.lclark.edu (David Degraw) writes:
- > Miyazawa, at the
- >request of the president of Sagawa-kyubin, a shipping company, has
- >funneled several millions of dollars to the Uyoku, to "appease" them
- >and 'ensure' security for Sagawa. However, the Japanese public knew
- >that the chairman of Sagawa had strong ties to one of the most influential
- >yakuza clans in Japan (i think it was Inagawa-kai).
- >It was very clear that this was a money laundering scheme. It was
- >obvious Miyazawa and Sagawa had a conflict of interest. As a result
- >Miyazawa is being pressured to resign.
-
- If you write Takeshita, a retired prime minister, in place of Miyazawa,
- you are correct. Takeshita has already resigned by the Recruit scandal,
- but he has been holding power. This time, he is pressured to resign from
- the parliament.
-
- >This scandal did not have the drama of Uno's when, Uno's secretary
- >took 'responsibility' by committing suicide.
-
- Not Uno's secretary, but Takeshita's killed himself. It is said the
- suicide was related to Recruit scandal or Heiwa Sogo Bank one.
-
- Yasuaki NAKANO
-