Japanese pop star Sakai pleads guilty to drug charges

“TOKYO — Japanese pop star Noriko Sakai pleaded guilty Monday to illegal drugs charges and prosecutors demanded 18 months’ jail in a trial that has sparked intense public interest and frenzied media coverage.”

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