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Japan Lawmaker's Office Raided over Accusations of Fraud; No Record of State-Paid ‘Secretary’ Actually Working

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

17:57 JST, August 27, 2025

Investigators raided the Tokyo office of House of Councillors member Akira Ishii of the Japan Innovation Party on suspicion of fraud involving state-funded salaries for secretaries.

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