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The first major corruption scandal in Japan was the Nitto case, which transpired in 1909. Representatives of the Nitto company bribed politicians in order to influence legislation covering the sugar industry. [7] This resulted in the successful passage of laws involving tax on sugar products.
Referred to by American journalist Anthony Kuhn as "Japan's worst political corruption scandal in decades," the scandal had threatened the LDP's authority and fueled public speculation that the party might lose power in the 2024 Japanese general election.
Japan’s governing party, stung by an extensive slush funds scandal, lost all three seats in parliamentary by-elections Sunday in a major setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in seeking ...
The Recruit scandal (リクルート事件, Rikurūto jiken) was an insider trading and corruption scandal that forced many prominent Japanese politicians to resign in 1988. Recruit is a human resources and classifieds company based in Tokyo. [ 1 ]
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year's parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in decades. Prosecutors ...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida replaced four of his Cabinet ministers Thursday in an effort to contain the damage from a widening slush fund scandal that has shaken his governing party and ...
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is battling to stem the fallout from one of the biggest financial scandals to hit his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in decades. Prosecutors have ...