Ex-lawmaker Yoshida pleads guilty to buying votes in election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yukihiro Yoshida arrives at the Tokyo District Court on Nov. 9. He pleaded guilty to a charge of buying votes in a House of Representatives election in 2003 in which he lost his seat. (Kyodo)

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