JAPANESE SCANDAL.
Alleged Corrupt Sale Of Decorations. HUGE SUMS INVOLVED. (United Scrvice.) TOKYO, September 18. ! A scauflal connected with the alleged corrupt sa> of decorations is occupying public attention in Japan. The director of the Decorations Bureau, Aniaoka, has been remanded in custody. The latest arrest is that of a motion pic.ture actor, Yokota, who is accused of a "friendly purchase" of a decoration from Amaoka. The scandal is connected chiefly with the coronation decorations and the alleged corruption involves huge sums of money at a time- when the public was being exhorted to practise the strictest economy for the restoration of the trade balance.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 222, 19 September 1929, Page 7
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105JAPANESE SCANDAL. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 222, 19 September 1929, Page 7
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