The political funds management body of Shizuka Kamei, policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, failed to report contributions of 24 million yen from a national group of doctors over three years, it was learned Friday.
Kamei Shizuka Koenkai, the legally designated body that manages Kamei’s political funds, received 5 million yen in 1996 and 10 million yen in both 1997 and 1998, but reported a contribution of only 1 million yen in July 1997, according to an official at Kamei’s office.
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