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SCANDALS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2019
France seeks Renault board meeting to replace chair and CEO Carlos Ghosn, sources say
The French government is moving to dismiss Renault's scandal-hit Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn and has requested a board meeting to consider candidates to replace him, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2019
Japanese Olympic Committee head Tsunekazu Takeda denies accusation of corruption linked to 2020 bid
Takeda's denial followed reports last week that French prosecutors have brought a preliminary charge against him for alleged corruption over bidding for the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2019
Tokyo court denies Carlos Ghosn bail again, leaving Renault chief to languish as prosecutors build case
The latest rejection will extend the fallen auto industry titan's detention and help prosecutors build their case against him.
EDITORIALS
Jan 14, 2019
Take steps to restore trust in official statistics
To regain the public's trust in the government's statistics, how officials erred needs to be exposed and measures taken to ensure such problems are not repeated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2019
Renault-Nissan's Carlos Ghosn received $8 million from Dutch joint venture: French newspaper
Ousted Renault-Nissan alliance chairman Carlos Ghosn was paid $8 million (€7 million) through a Dutch joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors, the French financial newspaper Les Echos reported on its website.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2019
Nissan expands Carlos Ghosn probe to more countries as ousted chairman's deputy comes under scrutiny
Nissan broadens its investigation of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and probes dealings in other countries including India, the U.S. and Latin America.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2019
Japan an underdeveloped country for women
Despite its rich, industrialized economy, Japan has yet to achieve much progress in equality between men and women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2019
Documents show Ghosn's Renault lieutenant drew extra salary via holding; board unaware of payment
One of Renault boss Carlos Ghosn's senior executives received an additional six-figure salary unknown to the carmaker's board via the Dutch joint venture overseeing its alliance with Nissan, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2019
Nissan widens boardroom powers in wake of Ghosn scandal
Nissan Motor Co.'s board, whose lapses in oversight were revealed by the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn for alleged financial improprieties, has taken on expanded powers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2019
Taro Aso's blaming of sexual harassment victim is voted 2018's most sexist remark by a Japanese politician
Finance Minister Taro Aso's apparent justification of sexual harassment committed by a former prominent bureaucrat topped a list of the most egregious sexist and discriminatory remarks made by Japanese politicians in 2018, according to a recent online survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 8, 2019
Nissan's Saudi partner details lobbying work, echoing Carlos Ghosn's testimony
The partner said his firm helped Nissan resolve a dispute and pave the way for a joint venture in justifying $14.7 million in payments under scrutiny by prosecutors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 3, 2019
After 45 days in a Tokyo jail, what next for Carlos Ghosn?
Carlos Ghosn remains at the mercy of the Japanese legal system as prosecutors continue to build their case against the car industry titan.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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