Takamori Yoshikawa The Tokyo District Court said, "People's trust in agriculture, forestry and fisheries administration, etc." He was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison and a suspended sentence of 4 years.
Defendant Yoshikawa Akita (87), a former representative of Akita Foods, a major chicken egg production company headquartered in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, gave cash to Defendant Takamori Yoshikawa (70), who was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, for the two years until his death. He was charged with bribery and other charges for giving a bribe of 5 million yen.
In the ruling, Judge Katsuko Mukai of the Tokyo District Court said, "If a breeding method based on the concept of the international breeding environment standard" Animal Welfare "is adopted, the management of poultry farmers will be devastated. He was concerned that the stable supply of eggs would be adversely affected, and by giving cash to the incumbent minister, he tried to have a strong influence on important policy decisions. "
After that, he sentenced him to 1 year and 8 months in prison and a suspended sentence of 4 years, saying, "It has greatly damaged public confidence in agriculture, forestry and fisheries administration and national affairs. It has a great negative impact on society."
Meanwhile, former Minister Hajime Yoshikawa, who has been accused of bribery, has been acquitted, saying that the trial was ongoing and he "accepted it as a political contribution."