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ichiro ozawa is facing criminal charges in connection with a political funding scandal. it s extremely rare for a powerful politician in japan to face criminal charges in court. security is tight in and around the tokyo district court. in a park next to the building, many people gathered for the chance to win seats for the public gallery. ozawa is accused of falsifying financial reports. the charges are in connection with a $5.2 million land purchase made by his political funding organization. three of his former secretaries includiing tomorrow o hiro ishikawa were also caught up in the scandal. a lower court found them guilty last month. the case is focused on whether ozawa conspired with and gave instructions to his former aides. he s consistently deny nid involvement. it s expected he will again profess his innocence in court. japan s government plans to decide whether to join u.s.-led negotiations on the transpacific partnership agreement. it will set up a panel next we