By YUTO YONEDA/ Staff Writer
December 18, 2019 at 15:15 JST
Makoto Kimura, left, a Toyonaka city assembly member, speaks with reporters on Dec. 17 after the Osaka High Court ruled in his favor. (Takashi Endo)
OSAKA--The high court here sided with a maverick local politician and said the central government acted illegally in refusing to disclose a key piece of information regarding the sale of state-owned land to an educational institution at a mind-boggling discount. [Read More]
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