Nihon University plans to seek damages against its former chairman, Hidetoshi Tanaka, following a series of financial scandals that led to his indictment, it announced on Jan. 11.
The new chairman of Nihon University mounted a blistering attack on his predecessor in connection with a widening financial scandal that Naoto Kato said had besmirched the reputation of the 130-year-old institution.
Prosecutors on Dec. 2 again searched the home of Hidetoshi Tanaka, the former Nihon University board chairman, but this time with the help of tax authorities.
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