House of Councilors Vice President Giichi Tsunoda on Tuesday fended off allegations his campaign headquarters received 25.2 million yen in political donations in 2001 that went unreported.
Facing reporters, Tsunoda denied his campaign headquarters received that amount that year, when he won his third term in the Gunma prefectural district, although he later admitted he couldn't recall anything about funds during that time and added there is no longer any paperwork to prove or disprove the allegations.
His support group also allegedly received contributions from a foreign organization in violation of the Political Funds Control Law, a claim Tsunoda also denied.