Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

GIFU, Japan - Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, meets reporters at the city hall on June 24, 2014, before police begin investigating Japan's youngest city mayor on suspicion of bribery. Fujii is 29 years old.

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

GIFU, Japan - Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, gets into a vehicle at city hall on June 24, 2014. Police began investigating the 29-year-old, Japan's youngest city mayor on suspicion of bribery.

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

GIFU, Japan - Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, meets reporters at the city hall on June 24, 2014, before police begin investigating Japan's youngest city mayor on suspicion of bribery. Fujii is 29 years old.

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

GIFU, Japan - Hiroto Fujii (C), the mayor of Minokamo in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, leaves the city hall on June 24, 2014, before police begin investigating Japan's youngest city mayor on suspicion of bribery. Fujii is 29 years old.

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Thirty-year-old Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, and Japan's youngest city mayor, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on March 5, 2015, after the Nagoya District Court found him not guilty of receiving bribes from a groundwater supply company over the installation of a water-cleaning system in a public school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Thirty-year-old Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, and Japan's youngest city mayor, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on March 5, 2015, after the Nagoya District Court found him not guilty of receiving bribes from a groundwater supply company over the installation of a water-cleaning system in a public school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Japan's youngest mayor acquitted in bribery case

Thirty-year-old Hiroto Fujii, the mayor of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, and Japan's youngest city mayor, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on March 5, 2015, after the Nagoya District Court found him not guilty of receiving bribes from a groundwater supply company over the installation of a water-cleaning system in a public school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's youngest mayor held on suspicion of bribery

Japan's youngest mayor held on suspicion of bribery

MINOKAMO, Japan - Hiroto Fujii (L front), 29, mayor of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, meets the press at the municipal offices on June 24, 2014. Fujii, Japan's youngest city mayor, was arrested later that day on suspicion of taking bribes over the installation of a water-cleaning system at a public school. (Kyodo)

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

Police investigate Japan's youngest mayor over bribery

GIFU, Japan - Hiroto Fujii (C), the mayor of Minokamo in central Japan's Gifu Prefecture, leaves the city hall on June 24, 2014, before police begin investigating Japan's youngest city mayor on suspicion of bribery. Fujii is 29 years old. (Kyodo)

Youngest mayor in Japan resigns after conviction for taking bribes

Youngest mayor in Japan resigns after conviction for taking bribes

Hiroto Fujii, the 32-year-old mayor of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, leaves his office in the central Japan city on Dec. 19, 2016, following his resignation after being convicted in November of taking bribes in 2013 while an assembly member. He became the youngest city mayor in Japan in June 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor standing bribery trial wins 3rd term uncontested

Mayor standing bribery trial wins 3rd term uncontested

Hiroto Fujii (C), mayor of Minokamo who is appealing a high court conviction for bribery, celebrates in the city in Gifu Prefecture on May 14, 2017 on securing his third term after becoming the only person to file candidacy for the May 21 election by the start of the official campaign period. Fujii, 32, won uncontested just five months after stepping down as mayor and seeking a mandate following his conviction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Hiroto Fujii (C), the former mayor of Minokamo in central Japan, who stepped down after being convicted of bribery, is congratulated by his supporters in the Gifu Prefecture city on Jan. 29, 2017. Fujii was re-elected but could be forced to leave office again depending on his Supreme Court appeal against the conviction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Hiroto Fujii (R), the former mayor of Minokamo in central Japan, who stepped down after being convicted of bribery, shakes hands with a supporter in the Gifu Prefecture city on Jan. 29, 2017. Fujii was re-elected but could be forced to leave office again depending on his Supreme Court appeal against the conviction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Former mayor wins re-election while appealing bribery conviction

Hiroto Fujii (C), the former mayor of Minokamo in Gifu Prefecture, who stepped down after being convicted of bribery, celebrates in the central Japan city on the night of Jan. 29, 2017, after winning back the post in an election earlier that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Hiroto Fujii, mayor of the central Japan city of Minokamo, is to attend a meeting of city assembly members on Dec. 7, 2016. Fujii expressed his readiness to step down to seek reelection after being convicted in November of taking bribes in 2013 while an assembly member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Mayor convicted in bribery case says to resign and seek reelection

Hiroto Fujii, mayor of the central Japan city of Minokamo, tells the city assembly on Dec. 7, 2016, that he will step down to seek reelection after being convicted in November of taking bribes in 2013 while an assembly member. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High court finds city mayor guilty in bribery case

High court finds city mayor guilty in bribery case

Minokamo Mayor Hiroto Fujii heads to a press conference on Nov. 28, 2016, after the Nagoya High Court (back) sentenced the 32-year-old city mayor in Gifu Prefecture to one and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, for taking bribes, overturning an acquittal by a district court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High court finds city mayor guilty in bribery case

High court finds city mayor guilty in bribery case

Minokamo Mayor Hiroto Fujii leaves the Nagoya High Court on Nov. 28, 2016, after the court sentenced the 32-year-old city mayor in Gifu Prefecture to one and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, for taking bribes, overturning an acquittal by a district court. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo