`Godfather' dies
Friday 29 March 1996 00:02 GMT
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Tokyo - Shin Kanemaru, who wielded immense power as Japan's political godfather for dour decades until he was ousted by a huge corruption scandal, died yesterday of a stroke at the age of 81. AP
Obituary page 22
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