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What did she perjure herself about?
okay, I had to look it up and it was in fact politically a big deal; it was the Teijin Incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teijin_Incident) which I don't understand even reading about it in English, but essentially right-wing politicians manipulating financial rumors to cast doubt on liberal democracy? Not surprisingly Hiranuma Kiichiro, among the most evil of prewar Japanese politicians (wait a couple weeks), was in on it. I think O-Koi was called as a witness against some politicians who had visited her restaurant supposedly to conduct bribery, and was convicted of perjury when they were found to be innocent, but I'm having a hard time following the details...