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The president of an energy entity embroiled in bribery allegations that crippled the political career of a ruling party lawmaker now admits to paying bribes in exchange for favorable questioning in the Diet regarding offshore wind farm projects.

Lower house member Masatoshi Akimoto quit the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Aug. 5 in the wake of allegations that he accepted bribes from a wind power company, the LDP said.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto is suspected of receiving bribes amounting to tens of millions of

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The offices of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party Lawmaker in Tokyo and China were also searched on Friday. World News | Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Resigns Amid Bribery Allegations.

Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto resigned as parliamentary vice foreign minister Friday amid allegations he received bribes amounting to tens of millions of yen from a wind power company, sources close to the matter say.

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto is under fire for allegedly receiving bribes from a wind power company, prompting Tokyo prosecutors to search his offices and leading him to resign as parliamentary vice foreign minister.

There is no proof whatsoever that our company paid bribes to a lawmaker

Prosecutors on Aug. 4 searched the offices of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto in a bribery investigation involving a wind farm operator.

Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese prosecutors have questioned the head of a Tokyo wind power firm on a volu…

On August 3, Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Masatoshi Akimoto resigned from his post of parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister. The