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WHISTLEBLOWER

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2019
'Whistleblower': Corporate drama dialed up to 11
Japan is justly praised for its law-abiding citizenry. Drop your wallet on the street here and a kind local is likely to come running after you to return it. On the corporate level, though, scandal follows scandal. One of the most common sights on Japanese news shows is company bigwigs bowing in apology for some misdeed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2019
Prosecutors seek 18 months for ex-Mitsubishi Hitachi Power executives in landmark plea deal
Prosecutors said on Tuesday they are seeking a sentence of 18 months in prison for two former executives of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Inc. for allegedly bribing a Thai official over a power plant project, in a case that became well known for being the country's first to involve a plea bargain deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2016
Olympus settles with whistleblower over 'abuse of authority'
An employee of Olympus Corp. reached a settlement Thursday in a dispute over his treatment after he blew the whistle on his boss, winning ¥11 million in compensation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2015
Toshiba case points to whistleblower law's shortcomings
One of the more intriguing questions stemming from the Toshiba accounting scandal is this: Where was the whistleblower?
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2014
Toothless secrecy oversight body
The ruling coalition's bill to set up a Diet committee to oversee government designations of 'state secrets' needs drastic revision as it does not give the committee effective power to rectify classifications.

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