Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima ``I was told to prepare money'' 16 years ago...

At a press conference on the 8th, Fukuoka City Mayor Takashima admitted that when he ran for mayor for the first time, he was asked for 50 million yen by a "certain lawmaker." ◆Mayor Takashima: ``When I first ran for office, I was asked to prepare money, but I refused.'' Mayor Takashima revealed that 16 years ago, when he announced his candidacy for mayor of Fukuoka, a councilor told him to ``bring 50 million yen,'' and he refused.