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SCANDAL

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2015
Panel clears Obuchi over career-damaging scandal
A panel investigating former trade and industry minister Yuko Obuchi's alleged misuse of political funds ruled Monday she had no legal responsibility for the scandal that led to her resignation last year.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2015
Fukuda gambling incident not on par with 'Black Mist Scandal'
The Yomiuri Giants did not need a gambling scandal hovering over the team's preparation for the Central League Climax Series, which began Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers. But early this past week that is what they got.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2015
Persistent U.S. probe, real-time driving cut through VW obfuscation to find smoking tailpipe
The revelation that ended Martin Winterkorn's career at Volkswagen AG came on Sept. 3 in a meeting at an office park east of Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2015
VW says reputation in Japan may take hit from emissions scandal
A diesel emissions scandal that hit German auto titan Volkswagen may not pose a direct threat to its Japanese operation, but the company is bracing for a hit to its reputation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
In qualified about-face, Clinton apologizes for email practices
After resisting giving an unqualified apology for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she was sorry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2015
Professor admits leaking bar exam questions to student
In a sign of systemic flaws in the nation's law schools, the Justice Ministry files a criminal complaint against a law professor for leaking bar exam questions to one of his students.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2015
Takata competitors making 68% of air bag inflator replacements
Takata Corp., the company whose faulty air bags are behind a record vehicle-safety recall, is depending on three of its key competitors to produce the majority of millions of replacement parts.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 30, 2015
After rough bond performance, Toshiba seen facing more capital hits
Toshiba Corp.'s bonds were Japan's biggest losers this month, and the worst may not be over in the nation's latest accounting scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2015
Troubled Toshiba to sell $1 billion stake in Finnish elevator maker Kone
Toshiba Corp. is selling a $1 billion stake in Finnish elevator and escalator maker Kone Oyj as the Japanese group moves to bolster its balance sheet amid a probe into accounting irregularities.
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2015
Toshiba's cooked books
Unless it's determined why Toshiba's existing governance mechanism failed to prevent accounting irregularities it will be difficult to prevent similar incidents in the future.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'
A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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