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lockheed scandal 50 years on author contends kakuei tanaka maybe wrongfully convicted

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Historical scandal with no current commercial mechanism. No active price, supply, or regulatory impact on any product or company. Weak mechanism / too early stage / no concrete channel.

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  • Former PM Kakuei Tanaka arrested July 27, 1976 for alleged 500 million yen bribe from Marubeni to facilitate ANA's purchase of Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
  • Author Jin Mayama claims wrongful conviction, citing inconsistencies in prosecution timeline and a snowstorm on alleged bribe handover day.
  • Unresolved 2.1 billion yen slush fund linked to Yoshio Kodama influenced Japan's defense policies.
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