Ex-lawmaker Koyama gets jail term in KSD bribery case

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese lawmaker Takao Koyama enters the Tokyo District Court on Sept. 6. He was sentenced to 22 months in prison for taking bribes from KSD in return for asking a question in the Diet that benefited the organization. (Kyodo)

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