The early 1990s administration of Kiichi Miyazawa used 143.86 million yen in so-called discretionary funds to distribute to ruling and opposition party lawmakers and to cover personal expenses at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Japanese Communist Party revealed Friday.

The disbursements came during a 14-month period beginning in November 1991; Miyazawa's administration came to an end in August 1993.

If documents distributed by the JCP prove authentic, it would mark the first time that any record of these funds has been made public.