Tokyo, Aug. 11.
One- of the most sensational bribery cases in Japan's modern history neared conclusion here to-day, the public procurator demanded sentences ranging from six to 2% months for the fifteen defendants in the so-called Teikoku Rayon Company case in which the defendants include two former Cabinet Ministers, a Vice-Minister, and high Treasury and bank officials.
The three leading defendants were Baron Kumakichi Nakajima, Minister ai Commerce and Industry at the time of the scandal, who faces a year's imprisonment with hard labour; Mr, Chuzo Mitsuchi, former Minister of Railways, facing a six-month jail term, and Mr. Hideo Kuroda, former 'Vice-Minister of Finance and the leading figure of the case, for whom the procurator demands a sentence of two years' imprisonment with hard labour, Other defendants who face a two-year term are Mr. Shigeru Shimada, jermer President of the Bank of Taiwan, and Mr. Mamoru Nagano, the then auditor of the Teikoku
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