Japanese prosecutors searched two Tokyo offices of a ruling party lawmaker on Thursday over his alleged ties to a Chinese casino and sports gambling operator suspected of violating the foreign currency exchange law.The 48-year-old lawmaker, Tsukasa Akimoto, is a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and has been a vocal supporter of the introduction of casino resorts to Japan.His parliamentary and constituency offices were searched by members of the Tokyo prosecutors' special investigation squad in connection with the Chinese company, which is known to have shown in…READ FULL ARTICLE