Former Chinese Casino Advisers Convicted

Two men associated with a Chinese gambling operator seeking to enter Japan's gaming market, received prison sentences for bribing a Japanese lawmaker. Masahiko Konno and Katsunori Nakazato gave $72,000 to former Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Tsukasa Akimoto (l.), and treated him to "extravagant wining and dining" in exchange for information about gambling legislation.