Former Japan farm minister Yoshikawa indicted on bribery charges
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Former Japan farm minister Yoshikawa indicted on bribery charges
Former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa was indicted Friday by prosecutors without arrest for alleged bribery charges, after receiving ¥5 million from the former president...