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August 13, 2026
 

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CORRUPTION

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, on Nov. 30, 2024.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2026
Gautam Adani wins dismissal of U.S. securities fraud charges
The U.S. alleged Adani was part of a scheme to pay more than $250 million in bribes to lock in solar energy contracts ¡ª allegations Adani consistently denied.
A graffiti demanding then-Gov. Angel Aguirre¡¯s resignation in El Zocalo square in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico, in 2014. The Mexican public prosecutor¡¯s office announced on Thursday the arrest of the former governor.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2026
Ex-Mexican governor held for allegedly destroying evidence tied to 43 missing students
The case, considered one of the country¡¯s worst human-rights atrocities, has been marred by missteps ?and interference.
On Aug. 14, 2001, the front page of The Japan Times featured one of the defining images of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership: the prime minister leaving Yasukuni Shrine after a controversial visit that reignited debates over Japan's wartime past and strained relations with its Asian neighbors.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Aug 3, 2026
Japan Times 2001: Koizumi visits Yasukuni early
Additionally, our archives feature more coverage on the Lockheed scandal and the creation of NHK.
The Kojimachi Post Office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, where a rebuilding project has stalled, on Monday
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 30, 2026
Former Japan Post worker sent to prosecutors over alleged bribe-taking
Takahiro Kido is suspected of accepting benefits from Toa Tekko Kensetsu in return for giving the company favorable treatment in bidding related to rebuilding a post office.
The FTC believes that bid-rigging in the Tokai region has been conducted for several years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Firms in central Japan suspected of condo repair bid-rigging
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of more than?20 companies in Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. faces a public who says he¡¯s done little to clean up the corruption he revealed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2026
Marcos fights to revive economy and presidency after graft debacle
The public¡¯s trust in Philippine?President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is at a record low despite efforts to cushion consumers from the impact of the Iran war.
The 55-year-old former president of New Look, who goes by the name Shigenori Kanemoto, is suspected of evading some ?367 million in income tax by concealing about ?2.276 billion in income in 2023.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
Former head of Japanese barbecue chain arrested over tax evasion
The 55-year-old former president of New Look is suspected of evading some ?367 million in income tax by concealing about ?2.276 billion in income in 2023.
Money in politics mostly affirms politicians¡¯ existing beliefs and voter preferences and efforts to restrict it often end up empowering outside groups.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2026
Money isn¡¯t the root of all political evil
Money from super PACs and 501(c)4s flows to politicians that those entities already agree with and only helps as much as the candidate uses it.
Then-Indonesia presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto addresses his supporters during a campaign rally in Jakarta in February 2024. The now-president repeatedly pledged to eradicate corruption in the lead-up to his election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2026
Indonesia is losing the fight against corruption
Prabowo has repeatedly pledged to eradicate corruption, but delivering will require more than headline-grabbing statements.
Men armed with sticks and clubs chase a protester in an attempt to stop him from demonstrating during clashes sparked by the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, in downtown Nairobi on June 17.
WORLD
Jul 15, 2026
Kenya¡¯s goons: A world of political violence and desperation
Armed people?are being hired in Kenya to break up the rallies of political opponents and protesters and attack civil rights groups ¡ª with police often turning a blind eye.
A group of police officers walks outside the Ariake Tennis Park at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, in August 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Former event business executive found guilty over Tokyo Games bid-rigging
Tokyo District Court sentenced the 66-year-old former executive, Masahiko Fujino, to one year and eight months in prison, suspended for three years.
Japan Post has uncovered two more former employees involved in bribery, adding to a growing scandal over leaked contract prices and alleged kickbacks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2026
Two more former Japan Post workers implicated in bribery scandal
An internal investigation from Japan Post showed the method of the wrongdoing involving contracts was passed down among the three workers.
If competition for refrigeration equipment contracts was restricted through bid-rigging, the alleged conduct may have increased costs for both the convenience store chain operator and its franchisees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
Three firms raided over suspected Seven-Eleven refrigeration bid-rigging
The three companies are suspected of having prearranged winners in bids for refrigeration equipment contracts held every few years by Seven-Eleven Japan.
Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui attends the Xinjiang delegation meeting during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in March 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2026
China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive
Xi Jinping¡¯s yearslong fight to root out corruption has ensnared senior officials of the Communist Party, government and military.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2026
Top South Korea court to decide ex-president¡¯s martial law case
The disgraced former president is already in detention while he appeals a separate life sentence for leading an insurrection with his martial law declaration.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 8, 2026
France¡¯s Le Pen says still running for president
The statement comes after an appeals court confirmed her embezzlement conviction but paved the way for her to run with a shorter ban from office.
Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors last month on three men linked to a Japanese construction company for allegedly bribing a Cambodian government employee.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2026
Japanese executives accused of bribing Cambodian government worker
The company side allegedly gave about $1,000 in cash to an official of Cambodia¡¯s Ministry of Commerce in July 2021.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping looks on as a People¡¯s Liberation Army honor guard holds party flags during a ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 4, 2026
China¡¯s Xi taps new military anti-graft chief as he rebuilds top command
Under a yearslong anti-corruption campaign initiated by the Chinese leader, scores of senior officials and top generals have been investigated, ?removed and purged.
U.S. President Donald Trump averaged 85 trades per market day, an analysis of his 2025 financial disclosure report shows.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2026
Trump financial disclosure shows 21,000 trades in 2025
The U.S. president averaged 85 trades per market day, an analysis of the report shows.
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that he was not aware of the extent of his digital asset holdings but said there was nothing illegal about his involvement, following reports that his earnings totaled at least $1.4 billion in 2025.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2026
Trump Insists ¡®there¡¯s nothing wrong¡¯ with his big crypto gains
U.S. President Donald Trump reported earlier this week earnings of at least $1.4 billion in 2025 from business ventures related to ¡°meme coins¡± and cryptocurrencies.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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