One of the biggest figures in Japan's political scene is set to hear his fate on Thursday when a court delivers its verdict on a years-old funding scandal.
Prosecutors have demanded Ichiro Ozawa, once dubbed the "Shadow Shogun", be jailed three years over allegations he conspired with aides to hide 400 million yen ($4.9 million) he lent to his political funding body in 2004 to facilitate a land deal.
(AFP)
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