Japanese Lawmaker's Drug Trafficking Trial Continues in China

The trial of Japanese politician Takuma Sakuragi, accused of trying to smuggle more than three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine out of China, continued in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou for a second day August 27, state media reported. State television CCTV broadcast footage of a vehicle believed to be carrying 71-year-old Sakuragi to the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court. Sakuragi was stopped by airport security on October 31 last year after the drugs were...

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