Police in San Juan fired tear gas on Monday night to disperse thousands of protesters demanding Puerto Rico's governor resign over offensive chat messages, the latest scandal to hit a bankrupt island struggling to recover from 2017 hurricanes. Police moved in at around 11 p.m. ...
Nippon Life asks Japan Post to suspend sales of insurance product
Nippon Life Insurance Co. has asked Japan Post Co. to temporarily suspend the commissioned sales of one of its insurance products, it was learned Friday. The request follows the revelation last month of inappropriate sales practices by Japan Post employees, involving policies for Japan Post ...
Askul CEO dismisses threat of ouster from top shareholder Yahoo Japan
Shoichiro Iwata, president and chief executive officer of Japanese stationery seller Askul Corp., on Thursday dismissed pressure from top shareholder Yahoo Japan Corp. to oust him. Yahoo's opposition to his reappointment is "an act of tyranny by a controlling shareholder and ignores the interests of ...
The No. 2 official in the French government resigned Tuesday following media reports that he has been living a lavish lifestyle at the expense of France's taxpayers. Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy said on his verified Facebook page that he submitted his resignation to Prime ...
Japanese police departments reprimand over 20 officers for paid work on police exam study guides
The ¥100 million ethics scandal enriched over 460 cops in 17 prefectures, including high-ranking police officials in Osaka and Miyagi.
Ghosn's first full trial unlikely to convene until next spring, his lawyers say
Attorney Junichiro Hironaka revealed Carlos Ghosn’s defense team would ask the court later in the day to grant a meeting with his wife, Carole Ghosn.
Lawyer for Ghosn says 'outrageous' bail rules on seeing wife violate Japan's Constitution
A lawyer for former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has slammed "outrageous" restrictions on his client's ability to see his wife and predicted the tycoon's trial will not start for at least a year. In an interview, Takashi Takano revealed that the top court this week ...
Nissan projects weakest profit in a decade as Carlos Ghosn woes linger
Nissan Motor Co., trying to rebuild its tarnished reputation over failed corporate governance following the criminal investigation of two former executives, cut its operating profit outlook by a sharp 28 percent for fiscal 2019 to its lowest in a decade. At a news conference Tuesday ...
Scandal-plagued Wells Fargo's interim CEO shouted down at bank's annual meeting
C. Allen Parker is finding out how tough it can be to head up a scandal-plagued company. The interim chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co. was interrupted more than a dozen times during the bank's annual meeting in Dallas on Tuesday by activist ...
Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara ousted over relationship with actress
Warner Bros. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Tsujihara is leaving the studio over allegations that he had a sexual relationship with an actress he helped promote, adding to the number of Hollywood moguls toppled by scandal. Tsujihara brings fresh upheaval to a business acquired by AT&T ...
A Canadian minister announced Tuesday that she was quitting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet — a move that follows allegations his office pressured her to avoid prosecuting a major Canadian engineering firm. Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who was demoted from the post of justice ...
'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 ...
