Reuters quote of the day, March 28

London, Mar 27 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history.

''Politics has become secret, confined to the back room.'' -- Professor Takashi Inoguchi of Tokyo University, commenting on Japan's politics in 1991. Shin Kanemaru, the ''godfather'' who manoeuvred behind the scenes of Japanese politics for three decades, died on March 28, 1996.

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