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Noda received 158,000 yen in contributions from Korean resident+
CHIBA, Japan, Sept. 3 Kyodo -
A political funds management body of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda received a total of 158,000 yen in donations from a Korean resident in Japan between 2001 and 2003 in violation of the nation's law that bans contributions from foreign individuals, sources close to the donor said Saturday.
According to the government's report on political funds, the Korean corporate executive and senior member of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, which is Noda's constituency, offered the money under his Japanese name. The three-year statute of limitations on the donations already expired.
Noda's office said it will issue official comments after fully examining the case.
Japan's Political Funds Control Law prohibits contributions from foreign individuals and companies to prevent domestic politics from being influenced by foreign countries. Violators could face imprisonment of up to three years or fines of up to 500,000 yen.
Similar political funds scandals involving Korean residents hit Noda's predecessor Naoto Kan and former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara in March. The incident cost Maehara his ministerial post, while Kan said he did not know the donor was a foreigner.
A political funds management body of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda received a total of 158,000 yen in donations from a Korean resident in Japan between 2001 and 2003 in violation of the nation's law that bans contributions from foreign individuals, sources close to the donor said Saturday.
According to the government's report on political funds, the Korean corporate executive and senior member of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, which is Noda's constituency, offered the money under his Japanese name. The three-year statute of limitations on the donations already expired.
Noda's office said it will issue official comments after fully examining the case.
Japan's Political Funds Control Law prohibits contributions from foreign individuals and companies to prevent domestic politics from being influenced by foreign countries. Violators could face imprisonment of up to three years or fines of up to 500,000 yen.
Similar political funds scandals involving Korean residents hit Noda's predecessor Naoto Kan and former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara in March. The incident cost Maehara his ministerial post, while Kan said he did not know the donor was a foreigner.
