The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court-imposed five-year prison sentence and ¥1.8 million fine for architect Hidetsugu Aneha for fabricating building safety data and committing perjury.
Aneha was specifically convicted of fabricating the data on six condo complexes and hotels between February 2003 and February 2005.
The Tokyo District Court in December found the 50-year-old liable for illegally lending his credentials as a first-class licensed architect to an acquaintance for ¥4.45 million in kickbacks and lying under oath to a Diet committee in December 2005.