The Tokyo Summary Court on Dec. 27 ordered former Lower House member Kentaro Sonoura to pay a fine of 1 million yen ($7,500) and banned him from running for office for three years.
Prosecutors filed a summary indictment against former Lower House member Kentaro Sonoura and two of his former aides on a rare charge over cash gained through political fund-raising parties.
Japan's prosecutors on Dec. 22 issued a summary indictment against former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura, as well as his former secretaries, for underreporting political funds.
Japan's prosecutors on Thursday issued a summary indictment against former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura, along with his two former secretaries, for improperly reporting political funds. The latest scandal could force the LDP led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to face headwinds in a string of local elections…