If there is one way you can count on Japanese politicians, it is their ability to make headlines by putting their foot in their mouth. Time and again, high-profile politicians and Cabinet ministers have placed their careers in jeopardy over slips of the tongue, misstatements ...
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara repeated Monday his claim that he was not responsible for selecting the contaminated site now planned to host the famous Tsukiji fish market.
Itaru Okada, a former chief of the central wholesale market for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, has said he was behind the decision not to seek additional money from Tokyo Gas Co. to deal with soil contamination at the Toyosu site slated to replace the ...
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has informally proposed that his planned appearance at the metropolitan assembly be shortened due to health reasons, informed sources said Friday. Ishihara, 84, has been summoned by the assembly's powerful investigative committee to speak about issues related to the planned ...
The time is drawing near for Tokyo's lawmakers to use a powerful investigative tool in a bid to seek answers about the Tsukiji fish market relocation fiasco. The first session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly's special committee kicks off Saturday with an aim to investigate ...
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has signaled his readiness to take legal action against the incumbent governor, Yuriko Koike, over her decision to postpone the relocation of the Tsukiji wholesale food market to the new Toyosu site. In documents he sent to media organizations on ...
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara denies blame for the botched relocation plan for the Tsukiji fish market, saying it was all handled by his deputies.
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is set to be summoned to appear on March 20 as a sworn witness before a powerful metropolitan assembly committee looking into the botched Tsukiji fish market relocation, the committee's board has said. The board, which can compel individuals to ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly decided Wednesday to summon former Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and his close aide to appear as sworn witnesses before a powerful committee looking into the controversial relocation plan for the Tsukiji fish market. The assembly passed a proposal submitted by four major ...
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will hold a news conference on March 3 to explain his involvement in the Tsukiji fish market relocation plan, he said Tuesday. Ishihara was governor when the metropolitan government decided to buy land in the nearby Toyosu area to serve ...
Four major parties in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly agree to set up a powerful committee to look into the issues dogging the Tsukiji fish market relocation.
A special committee of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly will summon former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara over the suspended relocation of the capital’s landmark Tsukiji wholesale food market to a site in the reclaimed Toyosu area. Ishihara intends to attend any hearing, according to informed sources. ...
