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SCANDALS

JAPAN
May 26, 2016
IOC execs stand with scandal-hit Tokyo 2020 organizers
International Olympic Committee executives put on a show of solidarity after arriving in Japan to check on preparations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2016
Masuzoe defiant on expenses furor
Embattled Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe said Friday his expense reports will from now on undergo scrutiny by third-party lawyers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 19, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors scandal was an accident waiting to happen
It's a familiar Japanese corporate ritual: a deep bow before the cameras to atone for wrongdoing. And when it comes to the art of public mea culpa, few companies can top scandal-prone Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2016
Suzuki latest automaker caught up in data debacle; Mitsubishi Motors says four further models affected
Suzuki Motor Corp. joins the list in admitting mistakes in measuring car fuel economy, saying its system is unapproved.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2016
Head of Japan Olympic Committee defends payment to consulting firm
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee tells the Diet that payments made by the Tokyo Olympic bid team to a consulting firm in Singapore were clean and legitimate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2016
Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe apologizes but remains defiant in face of funds scandal
Yoichi Masuzoe insists his use of political money was legal even as he admits feeling embarrassed and vows to do better for his city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016
Stricken Mitsubishi Motors in talks with Nissan over ¥237 billion stake
Nissan Motor Co. is in talks to take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the automakers said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 12, 2016
Australian Prime Minister Turnbull named in Panama Papers, denies wrongdoing
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday denied any wrongdoing after being been named in the Panama Papers as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2016
Mitsubishi fuel-economy scandal spreads; at least two more models involved
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it may have falsified data for the fuel efficiency tests of more vehicle models, including the nine models sold currently and in the past on top of the four already identified
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2016
Tokyo's governor becomes embroiled in fresh public funding scandal
Yoichi Masuzoe once again finds himself mired in ignominy, this time over a possible violation of political funding laws.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2016
New Zealand prime place to hide money: Panama Papers
New Zealand is at the heart of a tangled web of shelf companies and trusts that are being used by wealthy Latin Americans to channel funds around the world, according to a report on Monday based on the so-called Panama Papers data leak.
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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