Around 50 million yen withdrawn in 1998 by a firm affiliated with a prefectural and municipal employee union is missing, sources familiar with the case said Monday.
The funds were reportedly aimed at measures to deal with rightist groups.
After making up for the missing money, the All Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union filed a criminal complaint against a former official of the affiliate firm, UBC, on suspicion of embezzlement.
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.