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Hokkaido Takushoku Bank's Last President Passes Away (Kyodo News)

Yoshimasa Kawatani, who was president of Hokkaido Takushoku Bank when it went bankrupt in November 1997, passed away on the 13th. He was 90 years old. He was arrested in 1999 on suspicion of special breach of trust in connection with the bankruptcy, and in 2009 the Sapporo High Court sentenced him to two years and six months in prison, which was upheld.
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Yoshimasa Kawatani, who was president of Hokkaido Takushoku Bank when it went bankrupt in November 1997, passed away on the 13th. He was 90 years old. He was arrested in 1999 on suspicion of special breach of trust in connection with the bankruptcy, and in 2009 the Sapporo High Court sentenced him to two years and six months in prison, which was upheld.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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