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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2013
LDP looks outside Diet for Tokyo governor hopeful
A senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker indicated Saturday the governing party could field a non-Diet member for Tokyo's gubernatorial election in February.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2013
Deputy to take on Olympic role
Tokyo Vice Gov. Toshiyuki Akiyama will fill in for Naoki Inose, who announced his resignation as governor Thursday, as the city prepares to launch an organizing committee early next year for the 2020 Olympics.
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2013
Inose must still come clean
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's announcement of his intention to resign does not relieve him of the public duty to explain why he received a so-called ¥50 million loan from a scandal-tainted hospital operator group without having to put up collateral or pay interest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013
Tokyoites rap Inose over money scandal
Tokyo residents voice criticism of Gov. Naoki Inose after he announced his resignation for taking ¥50 million from scandal-tainted hospital chain Tokushukai.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2013
Exit regrettable, JOC chief says
Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Thursday he is sorry to hear that Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose is resigning over a money scandal, because he played a leading role in Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2013
Inose calling it quits over money scandal
Scandal-ridden Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose announced his resignation Thursday for taking money from a hospital operator mired in allegations of election law violations involving a Diet member.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Inose to face special investigation
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly will set up a special committee legally empowered to investigate Gov. Naoki Inose after his numerous flip-flops in explaining a shady loan he received from the Tokushukai medical group.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Haven't heard a peep out of tweet-happy governor since funds scandal broke
A formerly avid user of Twitter, Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose has gone silent on the microblogging service since it came to light last month that he received a ¥50 million loan from scandal-hit hospital group Tokushukai.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2013
Tokyo Gov. Inose changes story on handling Tokushukai cash
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose said Monday that he canceled a contract in May for a safety deposit box he leased to hold the ¥50 million he received from the Tokushukai hospital group and transferred it to another one, contradicting an earlier explanation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 9, 2013
Inose to give up salary for a year
Embattled Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose announces he will decline his salary for a year to take responsibility for the alleged ¥50 million loan from the Tokushukai hospital group.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2013
Inose's explanation is unconvincing
It's the duty of Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose to give a convincing account of how he came to borrow ¥50 million interest-free 'for personal use' from the scandal-tainted Tokushukai hospital group last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2013
Inose apologizes to cantankerous assembly
Embattled Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose apologized Friday for "causing concerns and troubles" among Tokyo citizens over a money scandal but refused to step down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2013
Inose in denial mode as cash cloud hangs heavier
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's failure to declare a whopping u00a550 million he received from a shady hospital tycoon sees his political career take a pounding.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2013
Defiant Inose reveals Tokuda loan document
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose reveals a document purportedly showing he borrowed u00a550 million from Lower House member Takeshi Tokuda last fall, defending his claim that the money was a personal loan and he does not intend to resign.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 25, 2013
Activists file criminal complaint against Tokyo governor
A citizens' group has filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose for receiving ¥50 million from a hospital chain at the center of his campaign money scandal, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2013
Hospital source disputes Inose's loan story
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose sought a ¥100 million donation before last year's gubernatorial election from the hospital organization currently at the center of a major fraud scandal, a source close to the group said, challenging the governor's claim that he never asked for that amount.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2013
Tokyo Gov. Inose allegedly tried to milk ¥100 million from scandal-hit hospital group
Tokyo's governor sought a u00a5100 million campaign donation last year from a hospital organization currently at the center of a major fraud scandal, a source claims.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2013
Inose denies hospital funds coverup
Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose denied Friday that he deliberately whitewashed his annual report on political funds last year and said money he accepted from the scandal-tainted Tokushukai hospital chain before his gubernatorial campaign last December was strictly for "personal purposes."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 12, 2013
Apologies for the apologies: the 'dogeza boom' on steroids
Japanese people like to apologize; or maybe "like" isn't the right word. As in English, many Japanese terms that have the meaning of an apology are used for the sake of perfunctory politeness, so a sincere apology requires effort, and there's no more powerful apology than dogeza, the act of prostrating...
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2013
Smash-hit drama about banker draws interest from overseas markets
A smash-hit drama series starring a maverick Japanese banker, "Hanzawa Naoki," will be aired overseas soon, including in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with English-speaking nations possibly following suit, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. said Thursday.

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