Ex-LDP member's indictment puts spotlight on green energy goals
A Lower House member and the former president of a major offshore wind-power company were each charged with bribery by Tokyo prosecutors.
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A Lower House member and the former president of a major offshore wind-power company were each charged with bribery by Tokyo prosecutors.
Tokyo prosecutors have seized an email as possible evidence of Akimoto having made statements before lawmakers at the request of Tsukawaki.
Known as an advocate of renewable energy, Akimoto, 48, left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and resigned as parliamentary vice foreign minister.
The former president of a wind power company at the center of a bribery scandal has admitted to providing funds to House of Representatives member Masatoshi Akimoto as a "reward" for questioning and interventions in the Diet, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. Masayuki Tsukawaki, who resigned on Friday…
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