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Japan: Tokyo Governor Embroiled in Loan Scandal Japan: Governor of Tokyo Embroiled in Loan Scandal
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Two months after winning the 2020 Olympics for his city, the governor of Tokyo has become embroiled in a scandal over a half-million dollars that he received from a hospital operator involved in an election-fraud case. The governor, Naoki Inose, has struggled to explain why he took the money from the Tokushukai hospital chain during his campaign to become governor in December. On Friday, he described the money as a personal loan that he hurriedly paid back in September, shortly after prosecutors raided the company in connection with the fraud case. Speculation has focused on whether the money was intended to facilitate the construction of a hospital in Tokyo; it appears to have no connection to the successful Olympic bid, which also took place in September.Two months after winning the 2020 Olympics for his city, the governor of Tokyo has become embroiled in a scandal over a half-million dollars that he received from a hospital operator involved in an election-fraud case. The governor, Naoki Inose, has struggled to explain why he took the money from the Tokushukai hospital chain during his campaign to become governor in December. On Friday, he described the money as a personal loan that he hurriedly paid back in September, shortly after prosecutors raided the company in connection with the fraud case. Speculation has focused on whether the money was intended to facilitate the construction of a hospital in Tokyo; it appears to have no connection to the successful Olympic bid, which also took place in September.