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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2018
Finance Ministry acknowledges sexual harassment and cuts former bureaucrat's retirement pay
Acknowledging he harassed a reporter, the ministry decides to trim the disgraced bureaucrat's benefits with a penalty equivalent to 20 percent of a half year's wages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2018
Top Finance Ministry bureaucrat formally resigns over sexual harassment claims as opposition parties call for punishment
As the ministry's probe continues, opposition parties take issue with the government's decision to accept Junichi Fukuda's resignation without immediately reprimanding him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2018
Opposition camp pressures Finance Ministry to punish Junichi Fukuda over alleged sex harassment
Opposition parties on Monday pushed the Finance Ministry to punish its top official by blocking his eligibility for full retirement benefits in the wake of sexual harassment allegations leveled by a journalist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2018
On sex harassment complaint, Finance Minister Taro Aso objects to font size
When asked about a complaint from a Japanese TV station that the most senior official at his ministry sexually harassed a reporter, Finance Minister Taro Aso said the font used on the complaint letter was too small.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2018
Opposition parties abstain from Diet deliberations over alleged sexual harassment by Finance Ministry official
The parties stepped up political pressure on Finance Minister Taro Aso to resign immediately, after the official implicated in the allegations quit abruptly over the claims the day before.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2018
Finance Ministry's top bureaucrat quits over sex harassment claims, dealing another blow to Abe government
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2018
Japan ministers question fairness of Finance Ministry's sexual harassment probe
Cabinet members blast the investigation after the ministry requested that victims come forward and speak to lawyers over allegations of top bureaucrat's conduct.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2018
Finance Ministry's top official Junichi Fukuda to sue Japanese weekly over report accusing him of sexually harassing journalists
The ministry says it will ask an independent lawyer to continue investigating the bureaucrat's denials and the allegations made by Shukan Shincho magazine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2018
Japan's new fiscal year starts amid government scandal and higher food prices
New government recruits kick off 2018 with vows of transparency as their corporate counterparts start work amid rising prices driven by a shrinking population and costlier commodities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 28, 2018
A day after Sagawa's testimony, where do things stand on Japan's Moritomo scandal?
Following the high-profile Diet testimony by a key former Finance Ministry official, ruling lawmakers are trying to bring an end to the Moritomo Gakuen scandal, which allegedly involved Akie Abe, the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 19, 2018
Protests outside Diet continue over Moritomo Gakuen scandal
A rally is held in front of the Diet to protest the approval of falsified documents concerning school operator Moritomo Gakuen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2018
Contractor says government asked it to falsify report about waste at Moritomo school site
The unnamed firm said it was pressured by the government and Moritomo Gakuen to misstate the depth of waste on the land, leading to the eye-popping 86% discount.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 15, 2018
Prime Minister's Office was told about original Moritomo documents on March 5, Suga says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that the Prime Minister's Office was informed on March 5 by the land ministry of the existence of unaltered original documents related to a dubious sale of state-owned land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2018
Japan's ruling coalition ready to summon key figure in document scandal to Diet
The ruling bloc says it's ready to call ex-tax agency chief Sagawa before the Diet, a key figure in the altering of Finance Ministry documents related to the Moritomo scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2018
As Moritomo scandal reverberates, protesters gather for second day to call on Abe and Taro Aso to resign
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2018
Finance Ministry admits to doctoring official papers on Moritomo land scandal
The deletions, which wiped out references to the Abes, prominent lawmakers and the Japan Conference (Nippon Kaigi), took place before the documents were released to politicians probing the deal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2018
Tax chief exits as ministry suicide casts pall over Moritomo land scandal
The chief of the National Tax Agency resigns after a Finance Ministry suicide casts a pall over the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2018
Finance Ministry releases Moritomo documents but refuses to say if it has other versions
The Asahi Shimbun has reported that two documents were altered by ministry officials, and that released versions leave out key information on state-owned land being sold at an 86-percent discount.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2018
Opposition forces suspension of Upper House committee as ministry again refuses to disclose Moritomo papers
If fabrication allegations prove true, it would deal a huge blow to the Finance Ministry and possibly the Cabinet as a whole.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 23, 2018
Japan's customs authorities seized record-high 6,200 kg of smuggled gold in 2017
The 6,236 kg of gold Japanese customs seized from tax dodgers in 2017 set a new one-year high and was worth around u00a528 billion.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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