This article was originally posted on tokyopaladin.substack.com. Subscribe for exclusive posts, right to your inbox. Tokyo – The system takes care of its own. Former Lawmaker Pleaded Guilty To Raping 12-Year Old Girl and Walked Out Of The Courtroom A Free Man. A former member of Japan’s House of Representatives, 58-year-old Tamotsu Shiiki, walked out of a Tokyo courtroom Monday with a [...]
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