Mr. Okada later denied he made those statements, according to a report by Wynn Resorts.
But neighbors complained that the house would obstruct their view, so Mr. Okada sold the property.
The first property Mr. Okada found was even narrower, about 10 feet wide and 49 feet deep.
Yet, typical of Mr Okada's ambivalence, he insists Mr Ozawa himself is all for banning corporate donations.
The point of the panel's investigation, Okada said, was to restore the public's trust in Japan's diplomacy.
At that time Mr. Okada was the lone vote against making the donation.
But later Okada needed money and wanted to become a casino developer himself.
"People can come in and out in so many ways, " said Mr. Okada.
Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, seen as mild and levelheaded, is another possible candidate.
Okada wanted to get two people he backed elected to the Wynn board.
Wynn Resorts says it will communicate with the appropriate regulatory agencies and government authorities regarding its findings on Mr. Okada.
Takeshi Okada's side had lost five of their previous six games and only scored nine goals in 12 World Cup matches.
Should a tax increase be necessary before then, Mr Okada says, the prime minister should resign and call a fresh election.
Okada made the rare apology during a joint news conference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, Korean state-run media reported.
The claim is part of an ongoing lawsuit between Wynn Resorts and Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada, a former Wynn Resorts board member.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada had targeted a semi-final place before the tournament.
DPJ, led by Katsuya Okada, has clearly been frustrated by Mr Koizumi's skill at portraying Japan Post as a litmus test for reformists.
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Okada's men aimed two long-distance strikes towards the Paraguay goal in the opening minutes but the tie soon deteriorated into a scrappy, edgy contest.
Wynn Resorts denies wrongdoing in Macau and said Mr. Okada's challenges to the board process were an attempt to distract from his own alleged misdeeds.
Wynn Resorts over the weekend filed a lawsuit in Nevada District Court in the U.S. that accuses Mr. Okada and his company, Universal Entertainment Corp.
Wynn Resorts executives said not removing Mr. Okada could have put the company at risk in its efforts to get new casino licenses in the future.
Mr. Okada fired back in a written statement after the Saturday conference call, saying he would take legal action to block the Wynn board's "outrageous" move.
Built for Eizo Okada, a 40-year-old university professor specializing in product design, his wife and two small sons, aged two and five, it holds minimal furniture.
Yet many will call for someone outside the Ozawa orbit to lead the party, in which case Katsuya Okada, a 55-year-old former leader, is the favourite.
But this was no longer an issue, Okada said Tuesday, because the U.S. ordered its ships and planes to stop carrying tactical nuclear weapons in 1991.
Many students hastily packed their bags, and okada drivers charged twice the usual fare to take them to the motor park to get on a bus.
But, in a game during which neither side really gambled on scoring a winner, it is Okada's team that ultimately paid for their lack of ambition.
Mr. Okada, who was previously a furniture designer, moved from Tokyo to Kyoto about a decade ago to teach product design at the Kyoto Institute of Technology.
Steve Wynn, the chief executive of Wynn Resorts and formerly a close ally of Mr. Okada's, spoke little during Tuesday's call, leaving most of the discussion to Messrs.
Mr Okada thus faces a different challenge: convincing voters that his party can carry out the changes they are promising, when they have never been in power before.
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