Tokyo University Hospital corruption: Defendant who entertained with sex shops admits bribery, saying 'I couldn't refuse in the face of the professor's absolute power'
On April 23, 2026, Koichi Hikichi, representative director of the Japan Cosmetics Association, admitted to bribery charges at his first trial at the Tokyo District Court for entertaining former University of Tokyo professor Shinichi Sato and former associate professor Ayumu Yoshizaki at sex shops an
Japan · 2026-04-23 · 読売新聞
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