High court gives drunk driver 20-yr-term for killing 3 kids

High court gives drunk driver 20-yr-term for killing 3 kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami (R) and his wife Kaori attend a news conference in Fukuoka on May 15 after the Fukuoka High Court sentenced Futoshi Imabayashi, a 24-year-old former Fukuoka City employee, to 20 years in prison for causing the deaths of their three children in a 2006 hit-and-run case while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

Scandal-hit Japan group sought huge loan from Philippine bank

MAKATI CITY, Philippines - Genta Ogami, 39, founder and honorary chairman of the Tokyo-based G.O. Group which is suspected of defrauding member investors, sought 400 million yen (about $3.1 million) in loans from Unitrust Development Bank (shown in file photo) in Makati City in Metro Manila shortly after the group acquired the bank in 2001, a former senior bank official said March 7.

Father who lost 3 kids in fatal accident wants tough penalty

Father who lost 3 kids in fatal accident wants tough penalty

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami, the father of three children who drowned in a car accident in August last year, speaks to reporters after testifying at the Fukuoka District Court on Sept. 4 in the trial of a 23-year-old man who was allegedly drunk when his car hit Ogami's vehicle from behind on a bridge, causing it to plunge into the sea. Ogami, 34, tearfully condemned the defendant, Futoshi Imabayashi, a former employee of Fukuoka city. (Kyodo)

High court gives drunk driver 20-yr-term for killing 3 kids

High court gives drunk driver 20-yr-term for killing 3 kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami (R) and his wife Kaori attend a news conference in Fukuoka on May 15 after the Fukuoka High Court sentenced Futoshi Imabayashi, a 24-year-old former Fukuoka City employee, to 20 years in prison for causing the deaths of their three children in a 2006 hit-and-run case while driving under the influence of alcohol. (Kyodo)

Drunk driver given 7 1/2-year term for accident killing 3 kids

Drunk driver given 7 1/2-year term for accident killing 3 kids

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Ogami (R) and his wife Kaori, whose three children were killed in a car accident on Aug. 25, 2006, speak at a news conference in Fukuoka on Jan. 8 after the Fukuoka District Court sentenced former Fukuoka City official Futoshi Imabayashi to seven and a half years in prison over the accident. Imabayashi was driving drunk when he crashed into a sport utility vehicle carrying Ogami's five family members. At left is a picture of Ogami's killed three children. (Kyodo)