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Japan panel says ex-top prosecutor should be indicted over gambling

National Dec 25, 2020

Japan panel says ex-top prosecutor should be indicted over gambling

Prior to the scandal over his games of mahjong with journalists, Kurokawa had been at the heart of a controversy in which the Abe government was forced to retreat.

Florida prosecutors say they'll release alleged Robert Kraft-related sex videos

More Sports / Football Apr 18, 2019

Florida prosecutors say they'll release alleged Robert Kraft-related sex videos

Florida prosecutors on Wednesday said they intend to release videos that allegedly show New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men engaged in sexual acts at a massage parlor because they are required to by state law. In court documents filed by the Palm ...

Renault alerts prosecutors over suspicious Oman dealer payments under Carlos Ghosn

Business Apr 2, 2019

Renault alerts prosecutors over suspicious Oman dealer payments under Carlos Ghosn

Renault SA has alerted French prosecutors to payments made to a Renault-Nissan business partner in Oman under former Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, according to three sources. This follows an internal investigation by the French carmaker after Ghosn's November arrest in Tokyo for suspected financial misconduct ...

Five-year jail terms sought for ex-Tepco executives over Fukushima nuclear crisis

National / Crime & Legal Dec 26, 2018

Five-year jail terms sought for ex-Tepco executives over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Five-year prison terms were sought Wednesday for three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. for their alleged failure to prevent the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. At the Tokyo District Court, court-appointed lawyers acting as prosecutors ...

Prosecutors, police raid Kobe Steel offices over data fabrication scandal

National Jun 5, 2018

Prosecutors, police raid Kobe Steel offices over data fabrication scandal

Offices raided in Kobe, Tokyo and other locations Tuesday over a law that prevents unfair competition, which authorities believe the company violated by systematically misrepresenting its products.

Prosecutors to raid Kobe Steel over quality data fabrication

Business / Corporate May 31, 2018

Prosecutors to raid Kobe Steel over quality data fabrication

Prosecutors are poised to search sites linked to Kobe Steel Ltd. over quality data fabrication by the company, sources close to the situation said. The prospect of a search emerged after Kobe Steel said in late April that investigators had begun a probe into the ...

Nobuhisa Sagawa, key figure in Moritomo scandal, won't face indictment: sources

National May 18, 2018

Nobuhisa Sagawa, key figure in Moritomo scandal, won't face indictment: sources

Prosecutors have decided not to indict Sagawa and other government officials suspected of falsifying documents related to a discounted sale of state land.

Eight-year prison term sought for president of failed Tokyo travel agency Tellmeclub

National / Crime & Legal May 15, 2018

Eight-year prison term sought for president of failed Tokyo travel agency Tellmeclub

Prosecutors are demanding eight years behind bars for the president of failed travel agency Tellmeclub, who is accused of defrauding two banks of about ¥550 million in loans by doctoring earnings data. While prosecutors claimed Monday that Chikako Yamada, 68, was "selfish and irresponsible in ...

Criminals in Japan are profiting from the public's fear of prosecutors

National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Mar 3, 2018

Criminals in Japan are profiting from the public's fear of prosecutors

by Jake Adelstein

A new type of transfer fraud in which perpetrators take advantage of their victims' fear of prosecution has sparked concern among law enforcement officials in recent weeks. The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Metropolitan Police Department have issued a statement warning people about a "wire ...

National / Crime & Legal Jan 24, 2018

Japan plans to introduce the right to plea bargain in June

The government is planning to introduce the right to plea bargain by putting into effect a revised law on criminal proceedings on June 1, government sources said Wednesday. While the system is expected to help tackle organized crime, lawyers and legal scholars have warned that ...

Tokyo prosecutors raid contractors Kajima and Shimizu over maglev contracts

National / Crime & Legal Dec 18, 2017

Tokyo prosecutors raid contractors Kajima and Shimizu over maglev contracts

Kajima and Shimizu join the list of major contractors targeted by prosecutors over shady dealings linked to Japan’s giant maglev project.

Secretary assault case of ex-lawmaker Mayuko Toyota handed to prosecutors

National / Crime & Legal Oct 27, 2017

Secretary assault case of ex-lawmaker Mayuko Toyota handed to prosecutors

The police on Friday sent to prosecutors the case of a former lawmaker who made headlines earlier this year for verbal abuse, on suspicion of assaulting and injuring her former secretary. Former House of Representatives member Mayuko Toyota, 43, left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ...

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