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TOKUDA

JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2017
Japan scientists develop noninvasive method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease
A team of Japanese researchers has developed what could be the world's first method to diagnose Alzheimer's disease from blood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
Kumamoto veterinarian looks after owners — and their pets — in times of disaster
In times of natural disaster, people's safety and well-being are naturally put first. The same, though, can't always be said for pets, which are also victims in such calamities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 23, 2016
Campaign targets Japan's stray cat problem
Dogs are a man's best friend, and for many, cats are, too.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2016
Vet pushes for shelters that can keep pets and owners together during disasters
A veterinarian from Kumamoto Prefecture who provided shelter to pets and their owners in the wake of April's earthquakes in Kyushu urges lawmakers to prepare similar facilities for future disasters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 12, 2016
'Rough Living' captures the struggles of being a woman in the Meiji Era
Tokuda Shusei's "Rough Living," a translation of his 1915 novel "Arakure," explores lives of working-class people of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) and the rupturing social transformations taking place in Japan at the time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2014
Key figure in hospital-election scandal failed to declare ¥100 million: sources
Tax authorities have found that a central suspect in an election scandal involving a major hospital chain failed to report about ¥100 million in taxable income in 2006, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2014
LDP candidate secures Tokuda's seat in Kagoshima
Former Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly chief Masuo Kaneko won a seat in the House of Representatives in Sunday’s by-election, defeating independent Akashi Uchikoshi, who was backed by the Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2014
Prosecutors raid sites linked to ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose
The investigation into ¥50 million that Naoki Inose received from a major hospital chain leads prosecutors to search locations linked to Tokyo's former governor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2014
Tokuda submits Diet resignation over election scandal
Politician Takeshi Tokuda resigns from the Diet as his sister faces prison over election violations over his 2012 campaign involving Tokushukai, Japan's largest hospital chain.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2014
Another Tokuda sister cops to poll violation
Another elder sister of independent House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally helping her brother's election campaign in 2012.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2013
Tokuda's mom, sister indicted for vote-buying
Prosecutors indicted the mother and sister of Lower House lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda on Tuesday for providing ¥60 million in vote-buying funds to campaign workers during the 2012 general election campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2013
Inose calling it quits over money scandal
Scandal-ridden Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose announced his resignation Thursday for taking money from a hospital operator mired in allegations of election law violations involving a Diet member.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2013
Diet lawmaker's sister admits election fraud
The sister of Lower House lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda admits in court to illegally providing him vote-buying funds for the 2012 general election campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 9, 2013
Inose to give up salary for a year
Embattled Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose announces he will decline his salary for a year to take responsibility for the alleged ¥50 million loan from the Tokushukai hospital group.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2013
Inose's explanation is unconvincing
It's the duty of Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose to give a convincing account of how he came to borrow ¥50 million interest-free 'for personal use' from the scandal-tainted Tokushukai hospital group last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2013
Vote-buying probe nets arrest of Tokuda's mom
Prosecutors arrested six people, including the mother of a Lower House lawmaker, on Wednesday as part of the vote-buying and campaign-funding scandal embroiling the Tokushukai hospital group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2013
Inose apologizes to cantankerous assembly
Embattled Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose apologized Friday for "causing concerns and troubles" among Tokyo citizens over a money scandal but refused to step down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2013
Inose in denial mode as cash cloud hangs heavier
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's failure to declare a whopping u00a550 million he received from a shady hospital tycoon sees his political career take a pounding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2013
Defiant Inose reveals Tokuda loan document
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose reveals a document purportedly showing he borrowed u00a550 million from Lower House member Takeshi Tokuda last fall, defending his claim that the money was a personal loan and he does not intend to resign.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2013
Activists file criminal complaint against Tokyo governor
A citizens' group has filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose for receiving ¥50 million from a hospital chain at the center of his campaign money scandal, sources said Monday.

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