Representative Akimoto arrested The three people arrested for allegedly bribery 15:03 on December 25
Mr. Masahiko Konno (48), an advisor to “500 dot com” headquartered in Shenzhen, China and engaged in sports lottery and other businesses, in connection with a case in which a member of the Liberal Democratic Party Akimoto House of Representatives was arrested for alleged bribery And Katsunori Nakazato, 47, and former director of a Japanese corporation, Chung Xin, 37, were arrested for alleged bribery.
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About Konno
According to stakeholders, Mr. Masahiko Konno acted as an advisor to the Chinese company "500 dot com" and played a role in connecting the company with Representative Akimoto and local governments.
Adviser Konno often traveled to Naha city and Rusutsu-mura, Hokkaido, where he was aiming to attract IRs, with his business card titled "Executive Officer" of the company, and was in contact with village leaders.
Adviser Konno was involved in holding a symposium in Naha City, where Atomoto and the top executives of the company gave keynote speeches in August, and Mr. Akimoto visited the company's headquarters in Shenzhen, China in December. He was with him when he met the top.
Mr. Konno emphasized that he had a close relationship with Representative Akimoto when he met with officials from Rusutsu Village, and in October of last year, Mr. Akimoto raised a plate labeled `` Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office '' And posted a two-shot photo on his own SNS, stating, "A lot of the people who are taking care of me have joined and stayed in the cabinet, and greetings are around."
In addition to posting a photo that appears to be a "500 dot com" office, he also posted about IR invitation of Rusutsu-mura.
About Nakazato
According to the people involved, Mr. Katsunori Nakazato was working as an advisor to Chinese company "500 dot com" together with adviser Konno.
He was involved in holding a symposium in Naha, where keynote speeches were held by Representative Akimoto and a Chinese company's keynote speakers in August, and visited Rusutsu-mura, Hokkaido, where he aimed to attract IR, and had contact with village leaders. about it.
Advisor Nakazato was elected for the first time in the city council election in Urasoe City, Okinawa Prefecture in 2013, but was rejected in the February election for his second year.
Mr. Nakazato stated on Twitter that his career was that he was the secretary-general of the Okinawa IR Promotion Council.
About Jeong
According to the registry, Mr. Jeong Yeong retired in September after becoming a director of a Japanese subsidiary of a Chinese company in October.
At present, the homepage of the COO (Chief Operating Officer) is on the homepage of the former Chief Operating Officer. He completed the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo in 2008 and joined a major trading company.
After that, he was in charge of China business at an IT-related company, and in July, he was appointed COO of a company that operates an online live distribution application.
According to stakeholders, Mr. Zheng Yuan was also accompanied by Mr. Akimoto when he visited the headquarters of a Chinese company in Shenzhen, China in December.
He also visited the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, where he was aiming to attract IRs, along with Adviser Konno and was in contact with the village leaders.
A man who knew Zheng Yuan told NHK, "I was born in China but was fluent in Japanese and had a good conversation. He said he was close to the casino business managers overseas. I remember. "