A lawmaker charged with bribery asserted his innocence on Friday, saying he did not take any bribes from a Chinese company interested in Japan’s nascent casino market.
“I have never given favors to specific companies,” Tsukasa Akimoto told a news conference in Tokyo, adding he wants to return to his duties in the Lower House in March.
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