Former Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Saturday denied receiving about 1 million yen ($9,250) in cash from a Chinese gambling operator involved in a suspected casino-bribery case.Iwaya, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party member of the lower house, is one of five lawmakers who had been questioned by Tokyo prosecutors voluntarily over their alleged receipt of cash from the company, 500.com Ltd., sources close to the matter said.All five lawmakers have denied the allegations."I never received money," Iwaya, 62, told reporters in his Beppu constituency in Oita Prefecture, southwestern…READ FULL ARTICLE
