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Indicted Japan lawmaker Akimoto took China trip run by gambling firm
Suspicions are growing that the former Japanese government lead on casino resort policy took a December 2017 trip to China to cozy up to the same Chinese gambling company he is accused of taking bribes from, testimony by a source close to the case has revealed. Ex-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) legislator Tsukasa Akimoto, 48, who was in charge of shepherding the government's "integrated" casino resort policy into law, stated that the late 2017 trip was "to observe the Chinese economy." However, according to the Mainichi Shimbun's source, when Akimoto arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport for the trip, he was met by Chinese gambling operator 500.com Ltd. vice president Zheng Xi, 37. Akimoto was also accompanied by his then political secretary, 41-year-old Akihiro Toyoshima, currently under indictment without arrest on suspicion of bribe-taking.
Furthermore, two more LDP members – lawmaker Takaki Shirasuka, 44, and now former lawmaker Shigeaki Katsunuma, 45 – were also among the party.
In total, about 10 people gathered at Haneda Airport, including representatives of Sapporo-based tourism firm Kamori Kanko Co., which was looking to invest in a casino resort planned for the village of Rusutsu in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The group then boarded a private jet arranged by 500.com and flew to Shenzhen, in southern China just north of Hong Kong. Akimoto and the other travelers made their first stop on the two-night, three-day trip to China at 500.com headquarters, where Akimoto was briefed by the CEO for about an hour on the firm's efforts in the online casino business and its New York Stock Exchange listing. The company chief also apparently made a strong appeal for inclusion in casino resort projects in Japan, to which the source quoted Akimoto as saying, "Make your best effort."
The group stayed in nearby Macau at a hotel with an attached casino, where the Japanese guests tried their luck with chips apparently provided by 500.com. On the second day, the group visited a second casino, where they were shown the VIP room. They also accepted local gifts of tea sets.
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https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200115/p2a/00m/0na/016000c
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