Hong Kong's High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law that could see him imprisoned for life.
Sunday's mayoral election in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, held due to the ouster of former Mayor Maki Takubo, resulted in the first-time election of former city council member Kazuya Sugimoto.