Shin Kanemaru September 17, 1914 - March 28, 1996, was a Japanese politician. He was born in Imasuwa village (now Minami-arupusu

Minami-arupusu, Yamanashi

is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 72,854, with a household number of 25,470 and a density of 275.90 persons per km². The total area is 264.06 km²....

 city), Yamanashi Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...

. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

 and member of the faction of Noboru Takeshita

Noboru Takeshita

was a Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan from November 6, 1987 to June 3, 1989.Takeshita was also the last Prime Minister during the long rule of the Emperor Shōwa.-Early years:...

. In 1992, he was indicted in the Sagawa Kyubin corruption

Political corruption

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 scandal. He was charged with evading taxes

Tax evasion

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 on payments

Bribery

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 he had received from construction

Construction

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 companies that were seeking political influence. He resigned and was arrested on March 13, 1993.

See also: Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, Politics of Japan

Politics of Japan

The politics of Japan is conducted in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, where Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government. Japanese politics uses a multi-party system. Executive power exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the Diet, with...

, List of Japanese politicians

Sources

• William H. Cooper, Japan-U.S. Trade: The Construction Services Issue, U.S. Congressional Research Service: Report for Congress 93-957, November 4, 1993.