Major prosecuted cases involving Dietmembers
1976-2002
Year
Case
Name
Party
Charge
1976 Lockheed payoff scandal
Tanaka Kakuei
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Sato Koko
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Hashimoto Tomisaburo
LDP
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LDP
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LDP
Accepting bribes
1986 Collusion of textile industry and politicians
Yokote Fumio
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Inamura Sakonshiro
*DSP
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LDP
Accepting bribes
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Bribery
1989 Recruit Cosmos shares-for-influence scandal
Fujinami Takao
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Ikeda Katsuya
LDP

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Komei
Bribery
1990 Unlisted stocks of Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. trading
Inamura Toshiyuki
LDP Violating the Income Tax Law
1992 Bribery from steel processing corp 'Kyowa'
Abe Fumio
LDP Accepting bribes
1993 Tax evasion
Kanamaru Shin
LDP Violating the Income Tax Law
1994 Bribery from general contractor construction companies
Nakamura Kishiro
LDP Taking of a bribe for a favor given
1995 Illegal loans by two credit unions
Yamaguchi Toshio
* NFP Breach of trust
1998 Nikko Securities Inc. payoff
Arai Shokei
LDP Violating the securities and exchange law
Corruption of the Defense Agency and heavy industries
Nakajima Yojiro
LDP Accepting bribes, Fraud
2000 Corruption of the Ministry of Construction and general construction contractor company
Nakao Eiichi
LDP Accepting bribes
Fraud of secretary salary
Yamamoto Joji
DPJ Fraud
2001 Bribery from small business insurance corp KSD
Koyama Takao
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Murakami Masakuni
LDP
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LDP
Accepting bribes
2002 Bribery from construction company 'Yamarin'
Suzuki Muneo
LDP taking of a bribe for a favor given

LDP=Liberal Democratic Party
Komei=Komei Party
DPJ=Democratic Party of Japan
* DSP=Democratic Socialist Party (already dissolved)
* NFP=New Frontier Party (already dissolved)