is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of

Adachi, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It is located to the north of the heart of Tokyo. The ward consists of two separate areas: a small strip of land between the Sumida River and Arakawa River (K ...

and graduate of Daito Bunka University, he was elected for the first time in 2004. Akimoto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

. Late December 2019, Akimoto was arrested for allegedly receiving up to ¥7.6 million in bribes from 500.com, a

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gambling operator interested in setting up a

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in the country. On September 7, 2021, the court sentenced him to four years in prison and fined the amount equal to the bribes he had received. He was also found guilty of offering to bribe witnesses to falsify their court testimony. His attorney stated that they will be filing to appeal the case.

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in Japanese. Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Living people 1971 births People from Adachi, Tokyo Members of Nippon Kaigi Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians {{Japan-politician-1970s-stub

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