Ex-DPJ lawmaker sentenced to suspended 2-year prison term

Ex-DPJ lawmaker sentenced to suspended 2-year prison term

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya District Court on Dec. 16 sentences former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Kenji Kobayashi (file photo) to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for stimulant drug possession and use. Kobayashi was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2000 and was reelected in 2003. He lost his Diet seat in the Sept. 11 general election. (Kyodo)

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