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TAKUMI NEMOTO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2019
No systematic cover-up of faulty jobs data at labor ministry, investigative panel says
A panel probing faulty jobs data denied there was a systematic cover-up at the labor ministry, saying top bureaucrats had been unaware monthly labor surveys were “conducted improperly.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2019
Japan's opposition parties lay into ministry officials for extensive role in wage scandal probe
Lawmakers question the neutrality of the government's special “independent” probe into the wage data scandal after learning that bureaucrats, not outside experts, interviewed 25 of the 37 officials involved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2019
Systematic cover-up? Labor ministry says officials knew of improper wage surveys for over a decade
The fresh revelation could deal a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration, already under fire over a related scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2019
Abe snubs opposition calls to dismiss labor minister over huge Japan jobs data scandal
Prime Minister Abe on Wednesday refused an opposition party's request to dismiss the labor minister over his ministry's faulty jobs data handling that led to the large-scale underpayment of work-related benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2019
Cabinet to keep Diet bills to a minimum with apparent eye on July Upper House election
Facing a critical Upper House election this summer, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be laying the groundwork for a controversy-free five-month Diet session, which starts Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2019
Japanese lawmakers from both sides lay into labor ministry over costly jobs data debacle
Ruling and opposition lawmakers on Thursday criticized the labor ministry for releasing faulty jobs data for more than a decade in the first Diet discussions held on the issue since the scandal broke in December.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2018
Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agree to cooperate amid major natural disasters
The health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to cooperate so that their countries can maintain proper medical services even if they are hit by a massive natural disaster.

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