Kakuei Tanaka27 July 1976
Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners
The Recruit scandal throws a shadow over the Government & opposition
Over 100 politicians are implicated in a financial scandal
Labelled by the media as Takeshitas "goldfish shit"
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