Tokyo prosecutors have begun questioning Naoki Inose, on a voluntary basis, over an undeclared payment of $500,000 from a hospital tycoon, Jiji Press reported, quoting unnamed sources.
After weeks of pressure, Inose, 67, admitted having accepted the cash, which critics implied amounted to a bribe and an attempt to influence policy.
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