About Masatoshi Akimoto
Born 1975. Masatoshi Akimoto is a Japanese politician.
is an independent politician who served in the House of Representatives of Japan.
Political career Akimoto entered the Diet in December 2012 and has been elected to four terms, initially in the Chiba 9th district and then as a member representing the Southern Kanto proportional representation block. Until August 2023 he was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He is opposed to nuclear power, a position that is at odds with that of his former party, and had served on an LDP panel favoring renewable energy.
In August 2023 Japanese prosecutors alleged that Akimoto accepted bribes from the head of a wind power company. He resigned from the Liberal Democratic Party the following day.
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Who is Masatoshi Akimoto?
Japanese politician
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Masatoshi Akimoto was born on 10 August 1975 in Tomisato.
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