A former Tokyo deputy governor has denied allegations that he falsely testified about his role in purchasing contaminated land to host a new Tokyo fish market.
Takeo Hamauzu made the comment Wednesday in an interview a day after members of several political parties in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly accused him of committing perjury while testifying before a special committee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
The committee is looking into how the decision was made to buy the plot of waterfront land in the Toyosu district where a gas plant previously stood to revamp the famed but aging Tsukiji fish market.