死を唯一の解決方法だと考える→see deatn as one's only way out, 時間厳守を尊敬の形の一つと考える→in countries like Germany, Switzerland and Japan punctuality is seen as a form of respect.
But this is the first time prosecutors have targeted officially documented donations at a time when a general election with a rare but realistic chance of changing the status quo is due within months. The DPJ has been seen as having a good chance of unseating the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the next poll.
