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Hirano drew 120 mil. yen from secret fund

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano has made two withdrawals of 60 million yen each from a secret fund allocated to the Cabinet Secretariat since taking office in September, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. (Nov.20) [More...]

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