Japan Takuma Sakuragi, a 76-year-old former Japanese assemblyman from Inazawa, Aichi, is sentenced to life in prison by the Guangzhou City First Intermediate Court in southern China for smuggling drugs hidden in his suitcase at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in October 2013. He had been detained by Chinese authorities since then. Japanese ex-councilor gets life in prison in China for drug smuggling © Kyodo News Plus Sources: Kyodo News Plus Los Angeles Times