March 6
1993 KANEMURA Shin, a dominant figure in the Liberal Democratic Party, was arrested on charges of evading $7.2 million in taxes. He was later released on a $2.5 million bond. Kanemura was convicted in 1992 of accepting $3.4 million in bribes from a parcel shipping company. He was fined $1,567.
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