House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki arrives at the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Feb. 26 to hear the court's ruling on his appeal against a November 2004 Tokyo District Court decision. The high court upheld a two-year prison term on him for convictions on four counts including taking bribes from two Hokkaido companies in exchange for favors. (Kyodo)

Rick Jackson, a detective at the Los Angeles Police Department, speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on Feb. 25 about the arrest of Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura. Miura was arrested at Saipan airport on Feb. 22 over the 1981 murder of his wife in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura (L) is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a Saipan court on Feb. 25. The court denied bail to Miura following his arrest Feb. 22 over the 1981 murder of his 28-year-old wife Kazumi in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

Members of media organizations on Feb. 25 assemble in front of a detention facility in Saipan where Kazuyoshi Miura, a Japanese businessman who has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago, is being held. A Saipan court denied bail for Miura during an arraignment on the same day. (Kyodo)

Members of media organizations look at the facility where Kazuyoshi Miura, a Japanese businessman who has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago, is detained. A Japanese Consulate official who met Miura said Miura expressed his dismay at his unexpected detention. (Kyodo)