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TOKYO — Japan’s vice finance minister denied sexual misconduct allegations against him on Thursday and challenged a TV station’s report that its employee was a victim. Junichi Fukuda announced his resignation Wednesday, citing difficulty carrying out ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan Finance Minister Aso says he's not considering resigning
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday he was not considering resigning over recent scandals involving his ministry, including alleged sexual harassment by a top official and document alterations related to a controversial ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan concedes gap with Trump remains on trade framework
In a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Steve Mnuchin on Friday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said he conveyed his concern over protectionism and urged Washington to exempt Japanese steel and aluminum goods from U.S. import tariffs. Japan wants Trump ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan finance official quits over alleged sexual misconduct
TOKYO (AP) — A senior Japanese finance ministry official resigned Wednesday after being accused of sexual misconduct in the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's embattled government, already hit by cronyism and other scandals. Vice ...
News Japan » Finance: Japanese finance official resigns over sexual harassment allegations
Junichi Fukuda, administrative vice minister for the Ministry of Finance, said Wednesday that he was leaving ... protesters turned out last weekend in front of Japan's parliament in Tokyo, calling the Prime Minister a liar and demanding his resignation ...
News Japan » Finance: Top Japan finance official quits after harassment claims
The top bureaucrat at Japan’s finance minister quit yesterday following allegations he sexually harassed female reporters, saying he wanted to clear his name. Junichi Fukuda has denied a magazine report he harassed several women, but calls for him to ...
News Japan » Finance: Voter support for Japan's Abe slips amid calls for finance minister to quit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, battered by accusations of cronyism and other government missteps, slipped in three newspaper surveys published on Monday, as opposition parties demanded that his finance minister resign.
News Japan » Finance: Japan finance official denies sexual misconduct allegation
Japan's vice finance minister has denied sexual misconduct allegations against him and challenged a TV station's report that its employee was a victim TOKYO (AP) — Japan's vice finance minister denied sexual misconduct allegations against him on Thursday ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan seeks role in French-German marine surveillance plane project - sources
TOKYO/BERLIN, April 25 (Reuters) - In a fresh bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War Two, Japan is proposing its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft, two Japanese government ...