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Shu Goto, a former secretary of former Lower House lawmaker Mito Kakizawa, was fined over cash offers made to Koto Ward assembly members during a mayoral election last year.
Mito Kakizawa said he would not contest the charges, which relate to a Tokyo ward mayoral election last April that was won by a candidate he backed.
Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa pleads guilty to allegations of illegal campaign financing related to a Tokyo ward election last April.
Former Japanese senior vice justice minister Mito Kakizawa resigned as a lawmaker on Thursday after being indicted for violating the election law by allegedly engaging in illegal campaign financing re
Japanese lawmaker Mito Kakizawa is indicted for violation of the election law, prosecutors said, following the former Liberal Democratic Party member's arrest over illegal campaign financing allegations related to a Tokyo ward mayoral election last April.