In a Brisbane courtroom, a verdict was reached for one of the two Japanese on trial for swindling popular rock singer Yazawa Eikichi (53) out of ¥3.5 billion. The man, a 66-year old real estate agent from Saitama and formerly an employee of Yazawa’s production company, was sentenced to 4 years. The scam involving a plan to build a skyscraper, including a recording studio, on Australia’s Gold Coast. Yazawa’s company filed a complaint back in 1998.