A conclusion to the Tetsuya Komuro trial came on Monday, when the Osaka District Court gave the famed producer a 3-year sentence, suspended for 5 years. Komuro was arrested for fraud in November after he tried to sell the rights to over 800 of his songs, despite not actually owning the rights.

Because Komuro has demonstrated remorse and Avex has already repaid all the damages to the plaintiff (to the tune of 648 million yen), the judge determined that a suspended sentence was sufficient. Prosecutors had aimed for 5 years of imprisonment, but under the law, a 3-year sentence is the maximum that can be suspended.