Former Vice Defense Minister Moriya arrested for taking bribes

Prosecutors arrested former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya on Wednesday on suspicion of taking bribes from a defense equipment trader while he was still the top defense bureaucrat. Moriya, 63, was frequently wined and dined by Motonobu Miyazaki, 69, a former executive of defense equipment trading house Yamada Corp and a founder of another trader Nihon Mirise Corp, and played golf with him at Miyazaki's expense, investigative sources said.
Moriya denied doing special favors for the two companies in his recent parliamentary testimonies, but the special investigation squad at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has determined that Miyazaki entertained Moriya expecting favorable business treatment from the top defense bureaucrat, according to investigative sources.