51.   Prosecutors also raided the head office of Mitsubishi Oil in Tokyo and the office of Izui Sekiyu in Osaka on suspicion of tax evasion.

52.   Prosecutors raided the head office of Mitsubishi Oil in Tokyo and the office of Izui Sekiyu in Osaka on suspicion of tax evasion.

53.   Prosecutors raided offices of Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co., another blood products supplier, last Friday on suspicion of selling tainted products to Abe.

54.   South Korean prosecutors on Tuesday raided the offices of firms belonging to the failed Hanbo Group which has been accused of involvement in major political corruption, officials said.

55.   The former labour minister had said he was willing to cooperate with investigators until Tuesday when prosecutors raided his home and offices.