Key figure in hospital-election scandal failed to declare ¥100 million: sources
Tax authorities have found that a central suspect in an election scandal involving a major hospital chain failed to report about ¥100 million in taxable income in 2006, sources said Tuesday. Torao Tokuda, the 76-year-old founder of the Tokushukai group who is now battling amyotrophic ...
Former Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly chief Masuo Kaneko won a seat in the House of Representatives in Sunday’s by-election, defeating independent Akashi Uchikoshi, who was backed by the Democratic Party of Japan. A member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Kaneko, 67, was also backed by ...
Inose admits using Tokushukai cash for election; prosecutors file charges
In a sudden reversal, former Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose admits his ¥50 million loan from the Tokushukai hospital group was intended to sustain his 2012 gubernatorial campaign.
Prosecutors are poised to charge former Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose at a summary court with failure to report election funds over ¥50 million he received from a major hospital chain, sources said Tuesday. Inose, 67, has repeatedly said the money given by Tokushukai was a ...
The investigation into ¥50 million that Naoki Inose received from a major hospital chain leads prosecutors to search locations linked to Tokyo's former governor.
Another elder sister of independent House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally helping her brother's election campaign in 2012. Narumi Koshizawa, 50, allegedly provided cash or airline tickets worth ¥150 million to employees of the Tokushukai hospital group in a bid ...
Tokuda's sister Stern pleads guilty to illegally aiding election campaign
Michiyo Stern, one of the two elder sisters of House of Representatives member Takeshi Tokuda, pleaded guilty Friday to illegally aiding his election campaign in 2012. Stern, 46, entered her guilty plea at the start of her Tokyo District Court trial. She stands accused of breaking ...
Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, said Saturday that he intends to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election Feb. 9, making him the first candidate to emerge since Gov. Naoki Inose resigned earlier this month. Utsunomiya, 67, was runner-up to ...
Tokyo election board picks Feb. 9 for governor's race
The special election to pick the successor to Naoki Inose as Tokyo governor will be held Feb. 9, the metropolitan election board announced Wednesday, while speculation continued over potential candidates. Potential names swirling in the rumor mill include former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe, ex-Lower House ...
