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FINANCE MINISTRY 2

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2018
Japan in 2019: 10 surprises
The outlook for Japan in 2019 is bright.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2018
Finance Ministry sets up compliance promotion panel to regain public trust
The Finance Ministry has set up a compliance promotion panel to regain public trust that was lost due to scandals such as the alteration of ministry records related to a controversial state land sale to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2018
Japan government's initial budget for fiscal 2019 first to top ¥100 trillion
The government's initial budget for fiscal 2019 is set to be the first ever to top ¥100 trillion ($885 billion), reflecting a sweeping fiscal stimulus package designed to underpin the economy after a consumption tax hike next year, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2018
Japan auditors release Moritomo Gakuen report but fail to answer why land was sold so cheap
The national accounting watchdog released a report Thursday on the murky sale of state land in 2016 involving a school operator close to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but fell short of identifying why the land was sold at a heavily discounted price.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Japan's government budget requests for fiscal 2019 hit record high
Budget requests from government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2019 reached a record-high ¥102.5 trillion ($923 billion) amid snowballing social security costs and increasing defense spending, officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2018
Japanese and Chinese finance chiefs to hold talks next week on reinforcing financial ties
The finance ministers of Japan and China will meet on Aug. 31 in Beijing to discuss strengthening financial cooperation, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
Japan's Finance Ministry names new leadership, ending monthslong vacuum following scandals
The Finance Ministry on Friday named its new top bureaucrat and tax collecting chief, resolving a leadership vacuum that had dragged on for months after a string of resignations over scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2018
Masatsugu Asakawa to stay in post for fourth year as Japan's top currency official
Masatsugu Asakawa is set to remain in his post as vice minister of finance for international affairs for a fourth year, sources with knowledge of the matter said Friday, further extending his stint in a post that usually has a turnover period of one to two years.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2018
Cabinet approves guidelines for Japan's 2019 budget
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Tuesday approved its budget compilation guidelines for fiscal 2019, allowing for additional spending on social security and economic growth to set the stage for a record-high initial budget.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2018
Currency diplomat Asakawa tapped as Finance Ministry's top bureaucrat
The Finance Ministry's top currency diplomat Masatsugu Asakawa has been tapped to become vice finance minister, its highest bureaucratic post and one that has remained vacant since April, sources close to the matter said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2018
Japan's current account stays in black at ¥1.85 trillion but down from April '17
Japan reported a current account surplus of ¥1.85 trillion ($16.86 billion) in April — marking the 46th straight month of a positive figure for the economic indicator — as a result of the country's robust exports, government data showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2018
Government to make senior officials take courses on sexual harassment
The government will oblige senior officials to take courses aimed at preventing sexual harassment following a series of scandals involving alleged improper behavior by high-ranking bureaucrats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018
Former tax chief Nobuhisa Sagawa faces cut in retirement pay over Moritomo document-tampering
Having eluded indictment, Nobuhisa Sagawa will probably receive a cut in retirement pay for falsifying the Moritomo Gakuen documents with his Finance Ministry subordinates.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
Professor files criminal complaint over Moritomo document disposal, saying lack of charges would embolden cover-ups
A university professor filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors Wednesday against a former high-ranking bureaucrat and other officials, accusing them of improperly disposing of public documents pertaining to a shady state land sale linked to the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2018
Moritomo chief Yasunori Kagoike freed on bail, dares Abe to ‘tell the truth’ about Osaka land deal
Former Moritomo Gakuen President Yasunori Kagoike and his wife have spent about 10 months behind bars since they were arrested on suspicion of subsidy fraud.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2018
Finance Ministry comes clean on Moritomo land deal cover-up, releases 'discarded' documents
The Finance Ministry admits to the disposing of documents to cover up its Moritomo Gakuen negotiations, releasing records detailing exchanges on the steep land price discount given to the school operator.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2018
Japan's Finance Ministry mulls punishments for Sagawa, other civil servants in Moritomo document-tampering scandal
The Finance Ministry is preparing to punish several former and current civil servants over the document falsification in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2018
Finance Ministry officials given training on sexual harassment
The Finance Ministry gave senior officials a training course on Wednesday with the goal of preventing sexual harassment following the recent resignation of its top bureaucrat, who allegedly harassed a female reporter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018
Taro Aso repeats comment on alleged sexual harassment that sparked nationwide protest one day earlier
“There is no such thing as a sexual harassment charge,” the 77-year-old former prime minister said at a regular news conference.
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.
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.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
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.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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