Japan's vice foreign minister resigns amid allegations of extortion

Masatoshi Akimoto, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, resigned as vice foreign minister on Friday amid allegations that he received tens of millions of yen in bribes from a wind power company, according to sources close to the situation.

According to the sources, ...

Evidence reveals Trump 'explicitly' sanctioned an alleged tax fraud plan at two firms, according to the prosecutor.

An counsel for one of Trump's businesses called the argument "grandstanding by prosecutors."

A prosecutor said Friday that former President Donald Trump "explicitly" sanctioned the alleged tax fraud plan at the core of the criminal prosecution of two Trump corpor...

Ad agency CEO and two others arrested in bribery probe related to the Olympics by Tokyo prosecutors

Japanese media reports that the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising business ADK Holdings Inc were arrested on Wednesday by authorities in Tokyo on suspicion of bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Originally concentrated on a former member of the Tokyo 202...

Russian Oligarch's US bank Account Seized

Federal prosecutors in New York announced their intention to confiscate more than $5,300,000 from an American bank account linked to the sanctioned Russian billionaire Konstantin Malofeyev. The United States has placed a series of sanctions on Malofeyev in retaliation for Russia's invasion of...

JIMMY LAI FACES ANTI-BAIL APPEAL AS MAINLANDER PROSECUTORS FILE HIS BAIL DECISION AS INCONCEIVABLE

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• Investigators will ask Hong Kong's most elevated court on Thursday to arrange supportive of majority rules system news big shot Jimmy Lai back to jail forthcoming prison trials, after Chinese state media savagely condemned the choice to give him b...

ABE’S CASE AGAINST DINNER FUNCTIONS LIKELY TO BE DROPPED BY TOKYO PROSECUTORS

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• Abe’s case against dinner functions likely to be dropped by Tokyo Prosecutors.
• Around 660 lawyers and other parties had lodged a criminal complaint against the ex-PM.
• The final decision on Abe’s criminal respo...

TOKYO REGIONAL TAXATION BUREAU WORKER ARRESTED OVER SUSPICION OF FRAUD

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• Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau worker arrested over suspicion of fraud.
• The suspect is alleged to swindle coronavirus relief benefits by creating fake tax returns.
• The Aichi prefecture police arrested an employee named Yu...

WESTERN JAPAN’S TOKUSHIMA COURT FAILED TO PROCESS TRAFFIC CASE CAUSED BY A MINOR

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• Western Japan’ Tokushima court failed to process a traffic case caused by a minor.
• The Tokushima Family Court could not process the case due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
• The prosecutor’s of...

CASE OF WOMAN HIT AT TOKYO BUS STOP SENT TO METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMANT

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• Case of woman hit at Tokyo bus stop sent to the Metropolitan Police Department.
• The woman lost her life to a blow to the head while at a bus stop.
• Suspect Kazuhito Yoshida, 46 is accused of killing the victim on Nov.16.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S FINANCIAL RECORDS CAN BE OBTAINED BY A NEW YORK PROSECUTOR

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• The U.S Supreme Court gave its ruling on the pending case of obtaining Donald Trump’s financial records.
• Ruling - A New York Prosecutor can obtain documents related to the President’s financial record.
• Subpoen...