[JAPAN] Takemoto Novala receives suspended sentence

October 31, 2007 by KNDY

Mainichi Daily News reported, “The court sentenced Takemoto, 39, a novelist popular among teenage girls, to eight months in prison, suspended for three years, for violating the Cannabis Control Law.”"Takemoto had pleaded guilty to the charges during Wednesday’s hearing. “I can’t forgive myself for betraying fans’ trust in me,” he told the court.”