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Ex-Livedoor head Horie released on parole

TOKYO, Japan - Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2013, after being paroled from prison having served 21 months of a 30-month sentence for accounting fraud.

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Ex-Livedoor head Horie released on parole

TOKYO, Japan - Former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie bows at a press conference in Tokyo on March 27, 2013, after being paroled from prison having served 21 months of a 30-month sentence for accounting fraud.

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Nikkei closes at 30-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Yaesu, central Tokyo, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's key stock index, finishing down 186.13 points, or 2.17 percent, at 8,374.13 on Sept. 26, 2011, its lowest close since April 1, 2009.

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IMF staff approves second review of Argentina debt relief deal

STORY: IMF staff approves second review of Argentina debt relief deal DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Argentina 2. various of Argentine capital Buenos Aires 3. various of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange STORYLINE: Technical staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved the second review of the organization's debt relief agreement with Argentina, paving the way for the South American country to access some 3.9 billion U.S. dollars in the coming weeks, the IMF said. "IMF staff and the Argentine authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the second review under Argentina's 30-month EFF (Extended Fund Facility) arrangement," the agency said in a press release. The approval corresponds to the government's fulfillment of quantitative program targets in the second quarter, the IMF said, adding "most... were met." The agreement is subject to the approval of the IMF Executive Board, which is expe

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

People line up at Tokyo's Hibiya Park to draw tickets for attending a trial on retired baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at the nearby Tokyo District Court on May 31, 2016. The court will later in the day sentence the 48-year-old, who pleaded guilty to possession and use of illegal drugs and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara to receive sentence for drug use

Photo shows retired Japanese baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara, who is accused of possessing and using illegal drugs. The Tokyo District Court will hand down a sentence on May 31, 2016, to Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty and faced a 30-month imprisonment demand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara pleads guilty to drug use

Kazuhiro Sasaki, who played both in Japan and in the major leagues as a pitcher, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 17, 2016, after appearing at the Tokyo District Court to appeal for leniency for Kazuhiro Kiyohara, a former Japanese baseball star charged with possessing and using of illegal drugs. Prosecutors sought a 30-month prison sentence for Kiyohara, who pleaded guilty to the charges at the start of his trial. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan Highway exec. faces suspended prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Uchida (C), former vice president of Japan Highway Public Corp., enters the Tokyo High Court on July 4. The court handed Uchida, 63, a 30-month prison term, suspended for four years, for his involvement in rigging bids for highway bridge projects undertaken by the now-defunct government toll road operator. (Kyodo)

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Tsutsumi gets 30-month suspended term in Seibu share case

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, who had led the railway and resort conglomerate Seibu Railway Co. group and was once listed as the world's richest man, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, suspended for four years, on Oct. 27 due to his role in a high-stake Seibu share financial scandal. Photo shows Tsutsumi entering the Tokyo District Court the same day. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei closes at 30-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Yaesu, central Tokyo, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's key stock index, finishing down 186.13 points, or 2.17 percent, at 8,374.13 on Sept. 26, 2011, its lowest close since April 1, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Horie to serve prison term

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takafumi Horie, former head of Internet company Livedoor Co., who speaks during an interview in Tokyo in November 2010. Horie is set to serve a prison term over accounting fraud after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, judicial sources said April 26, 2011. He is expected to serve less than 29 months of his 30-month term as he has already spent 40 days in detention. (Kyodo)

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Ex-actor Oshio's 30-month term upheld over woman's drug death

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows actor Manabu Oshio. The Tokyo High Court on April 18, 2011, upheld Oshio's 30-month prison term for providing the synthetic drug MDMA to a woman and not taking proper actions when she became ill after taking it. (Kyodo)

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Convicted actor Oshio walks on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Convicted actor Manabu Oshio bows before leaving the Tokyo detention house Oct. 4, 2010, after being released on 10 million yen bail. Oshio has appealed a district court's ruling of a 30-month imprisonment over the drug-related death of a bar hostess. (Kyodo)

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Convicted actor Oshio walks on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Convicted actor Manabu Oshio leaves the Tokyo detention house Oct. 4, 2010, after being released on 10 million yen bail. Oshio has appealed a district court's ruling of a 30-month imprisonment over the drug-related death of a bar hostess. (Kyodo)

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Convicted actor Oshio walks on bail

TOKYO, Japan - Convicted actor Manabu Oshio leaves the Tokyo detention house Oct. 4, 2010, after being released on 10 million yen bail. Oshio has appealed a district court's ruling of a 30-month imprisonment over the drug-related death of a bar hostess. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Kokumin Bank chief gets 30-month prison term

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Okonogi (L), former president of the now-defunct Kokumin Bank, and Hideyuki Suzuki (R), former vice president of the bank, enters the Tokyo District Court building on Aug. 30 to hear a ruling on them over the bank's illegal loans. Okonogi was sentenced to two and a half years in prison while Suzuki was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for four years. (Kyodo)