Ex-industry minister given fine and three-year election ban over cash gifts
Isshu Sugawara was given a summary indictment on June 8 on charges of giving ¥530,000 in cash and 20 floral arrangements worth some ¥270,000.
Ex-Japan trade minister faces summary indictment over gift scandal
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have issued a summary indictment against former trade minister Isshu Sugawara for sending money and flower gifts in his constituency in violation of Japan's election law. The case had been dropped once before. But the latest move followed a decision by ...
There will be no by-election for the seat vacated by Sugawara as a general election will be held later this year with Lower House members' terms running out on Oct. 21.
Ex-Japan trade minister should be indicted over gift scandal, panel says
A civil inquest body has concluded that former trade minister Isshu Sugawara should be indicted over a money and gift scandal, a decision the ex-minister said he takes "seriously."
Japan ex-minister Isshu Sugawara questioned over cash and gifts
The scandal came to light after a magazine reported last year that Isshu Sugawara's secretary offered condolence money to the family of a supporter who died.
Scandal-hit Japan lawmakers sorry but otherwise tight-lipped as Diet opens
Former Cabinet ministers and lawmakers involved in gift and money scandals apologized again Monday as they returned to the Diet for its ordinary session, but offered no new details despite mounting calls for them to explain themselves. "I feel deeply sorry for harming public trust ...
Resignations offer insights into Cabinet politics
The latest resignations are symptomatic of broader Japanese Cabinet politics.
Japan trade chief Isshu Sugawara exits amid allegations he broke election campaign law
A tabloid’s expose on a funeral gift to a supporter ousts the METI chief after just a month and a half in office.
Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara in hot seat for allegedly breaking election law
The report could come as a headache for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has entrusted Sugawara with overseeing trade and industrial policies.
Japan holds summit to accelerate climate-related corporate disclosures
The government on Tuesday held the first global summit to encourage corporate disclosures on climate change, and called on investors to forge a virtuous cycle between the environment and growth. The 2015 Paris agreement, a global pact agreed on by nearly 200 countries to fight ...
Japan pledges ¥1 trillion to spur LNG demand and growth
The government has pledged an additional $10 billion (¥1.1 trillion) in public and private financing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects worldwide, in order to help spur demand for the cleaner fossil fuel, trade minister Isshu Sugawara said on Thursday. The investments will be dedicated ...
