Lockheed Scandal
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The Lockheed Scandal of 1976 involved political donations paid by the American aircraft manufacturer Lockheed to Japanese and other politicians in return for aid in selling planes to various purchasers, including the Japanese All Nippon Airways. The scandal forced the Japanese prime minister Tanaka Kakuei, who received a donation of US $3 million, to resign. In the Netherlands, the "Lockheed scandal" related to the purchase of F-104G Starfighters for the airforce in which Prince Bernhard was implicated in charges of receiving bribes from Lockheed in order to ensure the aircraft would win out over the Mirage V for the purchase contract. The scandal also directly gave rise to the American Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which made it illegal for American persons and entities to bribe foreign government officials.
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The Kodama organization, a Yakuza gang, got mixed up in this scandal.
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