Prosecutors Search Ex-farm Minister's Offices

Prosecutors search ex-farm minister's offices

Tokyo prosecutors have searched the offices of former agriculture minister Yoshikawa Takamori over allegations that he received cash from a former corporate executive while in office.

The prosecutors on Friday searched locations including Yoshikawa's office in the Lower House office building and his local office in the city of Sapporo.

Ex-farm Minister Allegedly Received Cash

Ex-farm minister allegedly received cash

A former head of a major poultry business reportedly has said he gave cash totaling worth about 48,000 dollars to a former agriculture minister while he was in office.

The former head of Akita Foods, headquartered in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, served as an adviser of the Japan Poultry Association and actively lobbied Diet members and the agriculture ministry over industry matters.