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Bail OK'd for Lower House lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto as Japan casino scandal brews; prosecutors appeal

National / Crime & Legal Feb 10, 2020

Bail OK'd for Lower House lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto as Japan casino scandal brews; prosecutors appeal

The scandal-tainted lawmaker will be free to carry out his public duties in the Diet as long as he sticks to his bail terms.

Japan lawmaker at center of casino bribery probe indicted on new charge

National / Crime & Legal Feb 3, 2020

Japan lawmaker at center of casino bribery probe indicted on new charge

A lawmaker at the heart of a bribery scandal involving a Chinese gambling operator seeking to enter Japan's forthcoming casino market was indicted Monday on a fresh bribery charge. Tsukasa Akimoto, 48, is alleged to have received ¥2 million ($18,450) from the Chinese firm, 500.com ...

Japanese lawmaker held in casino bribery scandal allegedly demanded luxury goods from Chinese firm

National / Crime & Legal Feb 1, 2020

Japanese lawmaker held in casino bribery scandal allegedly demanded luxury goods from Chinese firm

Investigators are believed to be speeding up their probe ahead of the Monday deadline for the detention of Lower House member Tsukasa Akimoto.

Opposition parties lay into Abe over scandals and Mideast dispatch

National / Politics Jan 22, 2020

Opposition parties lay into Abe over scandals and Mideast dispatch

by Satoshi Sugiyama

Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Edano used parliamentary debates to go after Prime Minister Abe on allegations of cronyism over an annual taxpayer-funded cherry blossom viewing party.

Scandal-hit Japan lawmakers sorry but otherwise tight-lipped as Diet opens

National / Politics Jan 21, 2020

Scandal-hit Japan lawmakers sorry but otherwise tight-lipped as Diet opens

Former Cabinet ministers and lawmakers involved in gift and money scandals apologized again Monday as they returned to the Diet for its ordinary session, but offered no new details despite mounting calls for them to explain themselves. "I feel deeply sorry for harming public trust ...

Japan opposition submits bill to scrap casino laws amid bribery scandal

National / Politics Jan 20, 2020

Japan opposition submits bill to scrap casino laws amid bribery scandal

Opposition parties are set to grill the government over the controversial handling of public documents pertaining to a state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party as well.

Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto indicted and faces fresh bribe allegation in case linked to Chinese casino firm

National / Crime & Legal Jan 14, 2020

Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto indicted and faces fresh bribe allegation in case linked to Chinese casino firm

The lawmaker who spearheaded the country's casino resort policy was indicted Tuesday on a bribery charge and served with a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly receiving more money from a Chinese gambling operator than what was already suspected. Tsukasa Akimoto, a former member of Prime ...

Lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto faces fresh arrest warrant over casino bribery allegations

National / Crime & Legal Jan 13, 2020

Lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto faces fresh arrest warrant over casino bribery allegations

Prosecutors are expected to serve a fresh arrest warrant Tuesday on lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, following his arrest late last month for allegedly receiving ¥3.7 million in bribes from a Chinese company over a casino project, sources said Monday. The special investigation team of the Tokyo ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 11, 2020

Scandal-hit lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto to be slapped with fresh warrant over Chinese bribes

Sources say a fresh arrest warrant will be served to lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto on suspicion he received bribes from a Chinese company beyond those detailed in his first warrant.

Nippon Ishin lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admits taking money in casino scandal

National / Crime & Legal Jan 6, 2020

Nippon Ishin lawmaker Mikio Shimoji admits taking money in casino scandal

The Lower House member says he may resign from his political party.

Former defense chief Takeshi Iwaya dismisses claim he was bribed by Chinese casino hopeful

National / Crime & Legal Jan 4, 2020

Former defense chief Takeshi Iwaya dismisses claim he was bribed by Chinese casino hopeful

Former Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya denies receiving about ¥1 million in cash from a Chinese gambling operator involved in a suspected casino-bribery case.

Five other Japanese lawmakers may be involved in casino bribery scandal

National Jan 4, 2020

Five other Japanese lawmakers may be involved in casino bribery scandal

An adviser to a Chinese gambling operator that is under investigation for allegedly bribing lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, formerly a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, over a casino resort project, has told investigators that the company also gave cash to another five lawmakers, a ...

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