Actor Sugi awarded for supporting inmates

Actor Sugi awarded for supporting inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ryotaro Sugi (R) and Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki are pictured at the Ministry of Justice in Tokyo on March 24, 2014, after Sugi received a special merit award from the minister for his years of support for inmates at prisons.

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