Japanese politician pleads innocent at drugs trial in China

Japanese politician pleads innocent at drugs trial in China

GUANGZHOU, China - A lawyer for a Japanese politician accused of drug smuggling in China meets with reporters in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2014, the date of the first court hearing for his client. The lawyer said Takuma Sakuragi, a member of the Inazawa municipal assembly in Aichi Prefecture, has denied any wrongdoing since his arrest in December.

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