National / Politics Oct 18, 2018
by Tomohiro Osaki
A weekly magazine alleged that Katayama was paid to use her bureaucratic standing to get a tax break for a business owner in 2015.
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Business / Corporate Oct 16, 2018
Japanese shock absorber-maker KYB Corp. said Tuesday it fabricated quality data for seismic absorption and control devices installed in nearly 1,000 buildings across the quake-prone country. KYB, which mainly manufactures shock absorbers used in cars and trains, operates in 24 countries, according to its website. ...
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Oct 10, 2018
Japan demonstrates how too many rules can ruin governance
by Colin P.A. Jones
Culture of over-regulation helps explain the country's persistent problem with data falsification.
World / Politics Sep 29, 2018
U.S. Congress subpeonas reluctant Fusion GPS founder over Steele dossier on Trump-Russia allegations
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee on Friday subpoenaed a U.S. research firm's founder to give a deposition on his hiring of a former British spy to compile a dossier on alleged links between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
Business Sep 29, 2018
Subaru blames high workloads as it finds more cases of improper vehicle inspections
Subaru Corp. blamed inspectors' excessive workloads as it revealed fresh cases of improper vehicle inspections in a final report on its data falsifications. The automaker has newly found that inspectors failed to properly check brakes and speedometers during final inspections. The number of affected vehicles ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Sep 27, 2018
The chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. resigned on Thursday over allegations that he pressured the independent national broadcaster to fire two political journalists because the ruling conservative government disliked them. The scandal has damaged the credibility of both the governing coalition and the ABC, ...
Business / Corporate Sep 26, 2018
Nissan reports preventive steps to government in wake of data fabrication scandal
Nissan Motor Co. submitted a report to the government Wednesday containing measures to prevent any further fabrication of exhaust emissions and fuel efficiency data. "We have hurt the trust of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and our customers," Nissan President Hiroto Saikawa ...
Editorials Sep 24, 2018
If a structure of collusion between the education ministry and the sector that it oversees is behind the bribery cases, it needs to be exposed and fixed.
World / Politics Sep 22, 2018
President Donald Trump on Friday delayed his own order to declassify and release documents from the FBI's Russia investigation, saying the Justice Department and U.S. allies have raised security concerns about their disclosure. The announcement, in a pair of tweets, represented a highly unusual walk-back ...
World / Politics Sep 22, 2018
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein reportedly considered secretly taping Trump
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump last year amid law enforcement concerns about chaos in the White House, according to people familiar with exchanges at the time. One person who was present said Rosenstein was just being sarcastic. Rosenstein's ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 19, 2018
Malaysia anti-graft agency arrests former leader Najib Razak
Malaysia's anti-graft agency says it has arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund and that he will face further charges in court. The agency says Najib was detained at its office on Wednesday and will be taken ...