Prosecutors arrested Lower House member Masatoshi Akimoto on Sept. 7 on suspicion of taking 61.46 million yen ($417,000) in bribes over the government s wind farm projects in exchange for favorable questioning in the Diet.
Prosecutors on Aug. 4 searched the offices of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Masatoshi Akimoto in a bribery investigation involving a wind farm operator.
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Some Shinkansen are carrying perishable freight along with passengers, as railway operators and food producers alike expand the use of high-speed trains for urgent goods.