ocr: INSIGHT rest. By dawn, the media were in a frenzy, the LDP in a state of shock. Kanemaru had been ar- rested for evading more than US$7.2 million in taxes-not on the "Sagawa money", but on an obscure type of bond called discount bank de- bentures. Over the years, Kanemaru had been one of Japan's enigmas. "His politics and conductwere repugnant," notes veteran political analyst Ku- sayanagi Daizo, "but he makes for a fascinating character study." Even his most crooked deeds had a certain finesse,a beauty of moneymaking logic, thatinspired awve. Kanemaru's influence extended from the Naga- tacho ...
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