A former lawmaker of Komeito, the junior party in Japan's ruling coalition, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for illegally mediating public loans to companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Tokyo District Court found Kiyohiko Toyama, who stepped down as a House of…
Former Komeito lawmaker Kiyohiko Toyama admitted to charges in his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 14 that he had illegally helped secure loans for companies while he held public office.