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.
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.