21.   Tokyo prosecutors raided offices of Nomura Securities Co. apparently in search of evidence the scandal-embroiled brokerage paid off government officials.

22.   Prosecutors also raided the Health and Welfare Ministry Thursday in search of evidence.

23.   Prosecutors also raided the homes and offices of Taido and six others they say helped him run an illegal loan swindle.

24.   Prosecutors recently raided two NEC subsidiaries and the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Defense Agency in a widening scandal involving corruption in military purchases.

25.   Also Thursday, Tokyo prosecutors raided the homes of top officials of Yamaichi Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage, on suspicion of doing business with corporate extortionists.

26.   Also Wednesday, prosecutors raided the downtown Seoul offices of the Korea Federation of Merchant Banks to confiscate documents linked to the investigation.

27.   Also Tuesday, prosecutors raided the central Tokyo headquarters of the Defense Agency to gather more evidence for the investigation.

28.   In a broadening scandal, prosecutors raided offices of another Japanese drug firm Friday accused of selling blood products tainted with the virus that causes AIDS.

29.   Japanese prosecutors raided the main office of Daiwa Securities Co. on Thursday in connection with a scandal involving payoffs to a corporate racketeer, an official said.

30.   Japanese prosecutors raided Daiwa Securities Co. offices and the homes of its top executives Thursday in connection with a scandal involving payoffs to a corporate racketeer.