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Ozawa explains big office expenses Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa on Feb. 20 released details of how his political management body spent the large amounts of money listed as "office expenses" on his political funding reports from 2003 to 2005. Of key interest was how Ozawa spent the ¥415 million logged in his 2005 report. The DPJ leader handed out documents showing that his office spent 90 percent of it on real estate for offices to be used for his political activities. Ozawa demanded that other lawmakers accused of logging unusually high office expenses also disclose details of their spending. He was the first Diet member accused of suspicious spending to provide details. "My basic policy and principle has been the same -- free, fair and open," Ozawa said at a news conference.
The Japan Times Weekly: Feb. 24, 2007 |
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