The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday handed down a suspended sentence to a former welfare ministry official for taking bribes in connection with the My Number social security and tax number system.
Kazuyuki Nakayasu, 46, was found guilty of taking ¥1 million in bribes in 2011 to favor a Tokyo-based information technology company in winning computer system development contracts related to the My Number project.
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