thejapantimes, 26 days ago to Japan

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into political group Tsubasa no To on Monday over alleged campaign obstruction activities in the April 28 Lower House by-election vote in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/japan/politics/tsubasa-no-to-election-obstruction/ #japan #politics #hirotadaototake #natsumisakai #yuikanazawa #kotoward #nipponishinnokai #ldp #cdp #yurikokoike

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

The Koto Ward by-election in Tokyo this weekend is anything but conventional, with candidates including four women, a writer and a former martial artist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/25/japan/politics/tokyo-by-election/ #japan #politics #tokyo #yurikokoike #hirotadaototake #natsumisakai #yuikanazawa #akariiiyama #genkisudo #kotoward #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Tokyo District Court has sentenced former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa to two years in prison, suspended for five years, for an illegal campaign finance offense related to a Tokyo ward election in April last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/14/japan/crime-legal/ex-japan-lawmaker-found-guilty-vote-buying/ #japan #crimelegal #mitokakizawa #ldp #japanesecourts #tokyo #kotoward #corruption

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

House of Representatives lawmaker Mito Kakizawa will admit to vote-buying allegations in a mayoral election in Tokyo despite an initial denial, sources said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/06/japan/politics/mito-kakizawa-vote-buying-admit/?utm_content=bufferb89f3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #diet #tokyo #kotoward #mitokakizawa #corruption

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday arrested former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa for allegedly giving bribes to assembly members in Tokyo’s Koto Ward to garner support for a candidate in the Koto mayoral election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/28/japan/crime-legal/kakizawa-arrest-vote-buying/?utm_content=buffercf88d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mitokakizawa #kotoward #corruption #tokyo #ldp #localgovernment

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

House of Representatives lawmaker Mito Kakizawa has had his house and parliament office searched by Tokyo prosecutors over allegations of vote-buying in a mayoral election in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/14/japan/crime-legal/japan-vote-buying-lawmaker-raid/?utm_content=buffer3ec71&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mitokakizawa #kotoward #yayoikimura #2023localelections

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Ruling party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa is under investigation on suspicion of vote-buying to elect a mayoral candidate in Koto Ward in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/17/japan/crime-legal/kakizawa-vote-buying-investigation/?utm_content=buffere0061&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #mitokakizawa #ldp #localgovernment #politicalfunds #kotoward #tokyo #corruption

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Koto Ward mayor Yayoi Kimura has said she will resign from her post. Earlier this week public prosecutors searched her office for alleged violation of the public offices election law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/27/japan/koto-mayor-resigns/?utm_content=buffer3295c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #scandals #advertising #kotoward #yayoikimura