Word: shunju
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...coup de grace was a 61 -page expose published by the respected monthly magazine Bungei-Shunju (see THE PRESS). Documenting various ru mors and allegations, the periodical ran a devastating chronicle of Tanaka's financial dealings through dummy cor porations, secret bank accounts, incomplete tax statements and the use of vast amounts of money to buy support within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (L.D.P.). Tanaka clung to office just long enough to welcome President Ford to Tokyo. Five days after Ford's departure, Tanaka did what most Japanese expected of him. He said he was "solely to blame...