Civic group to file complaint against Abe over alleged election law violations
A civic group has said that it will soon file a complaint with prosecutors over alleged election law violations by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he hosted an annual cherry blossom-viewing party. The group said Monday it will file the complaint with the Tokyo District ...
Takedown: The monumental fall of auto titan Carlos Ghosn
It took two decades for "le cost-cutter" Carlos Ghosn to carve out his three-way automobile empire. But in a matter of days, it was ripped from his grasp. Exactly a year ago, prosecutors waited for Ghosn as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in a ...
Abe says his private office has no records of expenses for controversial dinner reception
The prime minister’s approval rating is dropping as accusations grow that his office may have violated political spending laws.
Kepco's gift scandal casts shadow over Kansai and 2025 Expo
Earlier this fall, it was revealed that 20 Kansai Electric Power Co. officials, including the chairman and president, received nearly ¥320 million in cash and presents between 2006 and 2018 from a powerful, and now deceased, former deputy mayor and political fixer in Takahama, ...
A fresh scandal blossoms as Abe gets set to become longest-serving prime minister
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces fresh allegations that he used the annual cherry blossom-viewing party, a government-sponsored event, to entertain supporters and therefore violated the election law.
Japan may halve guest list for future cherry-blossom parties as Abe takes flak
The government is considering halving the number of guests invited to future cherry blossom-viewing events as part of a broad review amid allegations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has used the publicly funded gathering for his own benefit, officials said Thursday. To address growing criticism ...
Canceling the event does not answer any of the questions raised over the way it has been organized.
Japan Post Holdings' sales dropped 4.8% for April-September amid insurance scandal
Japan Post Holdings Co. said Thursday its group revenue in the April-September half dropped 4.8 percent from a year earlier to ¥5.96 trillion. The fall was chiefly caused by a suspension in the promotion of insurance products from mid-July, following revelations of inappropriate insurance sales ...
Abe nips Tokyo cherry-blossom party in the bud as critics cry cronyism
The government will not hold a publicly funded cherry blossom-viewing event next year after critics said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has used it to entertain his supporters.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's first 1MDB trial to proceed
Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak's first trial linked to the 1MDB scandal will proceed after a judge ruled Monday prosecutors had made a sufficient case, boosting efforts to bring him to justice over the mammoth fraud. Vast sums were plundered from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB in ...
Leopalace21 braces for ¥27.3 billion net loss for fiscal 2019
Rental apartment operator Leopalace21 Corp. posted net losses of ¥24.4 billion ($223 million) for the April-September period on Friday, with sales falling 13.3 percent to ¥221.5 billion from the same period last year. The firm, hit by scandals involving 30,000 defective buildings earlier this year, ...
Nissan names new CFO, shuffles execs ahead of CEO Makoto Uchida's arrival
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled the responsibilities of its new top managers, appointing a new chief financial officer and making other executive moves as the automaker seeks to turn a new page almost a year since the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. Stephen Ma, corporate ...
