Japanese prosecutors decided not to pursue charges against a US military contractor arrested last year near Hiroshima on suspicion of punching a local man in the face.
HIROSHIMA Twenty-five former local politicians and political operatives indicted in a bribery scandal that led to the conviction of a former justice minister received summary court orders to pay fines ranging from 4 million yen ($33,000) to 200,000 yen.
Prosecutors will indict 34 people, including local politicians in Hiroshima Prefecture, on bribery charges in connection with a vote-buying scandal that brought down two lawmakers, including a former Cabinet minister, sources said.
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