A Tokyo court has fined former trade minister Isshu Sugawara 400,000 yen ($3,600) for sending money and flowers to voters in his constituency in violation of Japan's election law, court officials said Monday.The Tokyo Summary Court has also ordered suspension of Sugawara's right to vote or run for public office for three years.On June 8, prosecutors issued a summary indictment against Sugawara, dealing a blow to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, which was already under fire for similar scandals involving former ministers.Sugawara, 59, briefly headed t…READ FULL ARTICLE
