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New Japan minister hit by S&M bar scandal
Japan was hit on Thursday by a third political scandal in a week after its new industry minister - whose predecessor resigned in disgrace over misspending - admitted that his underlings had spent office cash at a sex bar. Harvard graduate Yoichi Miyazawa, a former top bureaucrat in the finance ministry, immediately distanced himself from the brewing scandal, saying he was not present at the club in the city of Hiroshima. But he acknowledged that some staff at his political office had billed ¥18,230 (US$170) as entertainment expenses during a visit to the club in September 2010, Jiji Press news agency said. The ... (full story)