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The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted five Japanese oil distributors, including East Japan Usami, Eneos Wing and Enex Fleet, over their alleged operation of a price cartel for gas oil.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Five Japanese oil distributors indicted over cartel after FTC probe
According to the indictment, officials from the firms allegedly agreed to raise the selling prices of gas oil and curb price reduction at meetings in Tokyo in 2024.
The Finance Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2026
Finance Ministry discloses last set of Moritomo papers
Since last April, the ministry has disclosed a total of about 140,000 pages deemed closely related to the document-tampering scandal.
Teruo Fujii, president of the University of Tokyo, holds a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2026
University of Tokyo to directly manage affiliated hospital in response to scandal
A string of corruption cases involving doctors at the hospital recently came to light, with one indicted for allegedly receiving ?1.8 million in services at clubs and brothels.
An internal probe at the University of Tokyo found 21 cases of ethics violations among staff, with one case still under review by its disciplinary committee.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2026
Internal University of Tokyo probe finds at least 21 cases of ethics violations
The results of the investigation comes after a series of bribery scandals involving faculty members at the institution were revealed last year.
A group of lawyers blasted the University of Tokyo over its handling of recent corruption scandals in a report released on Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2026
Panel blasts University of Tokyo over corruption scandals
The report listed issues found in the university's response to two scandals involving a professor of the university and a doctor of its hospital.
An electronic sphere displays wagers at a Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington on March 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2026
Event wagers face $143 million insider problem as war bets boom
A flurry of well-timed trades tied to U.S. decisions on Iran has renewed scrutiny of prediction markets.
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (center) has denied any involvement in the leaking of the private information of a whistleblower who died in July 2024.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 28, 2026
Hyogo governor not indicted over information leak case
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito has denied any involvement in the leaking of the private information of a whistleblower who died in July 2024.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Department's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the department's organized crime division, said during his trial that he leaked highly confidential investigative information out of desperation due to harassment by a senior officer.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2026
Former Tokyo police officer found guilty of leak to sex scout group
In the trial, defendant Daisuke Jinbo, formerly of the organized crime division at the Metropolitan Police Department, said he acted out of desperation due to harassment.
Attendees wait in line outside the Situation Room by Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington on Friday
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2026
Polymarket¡¯s latest pop-up is a sports bar for watching the news
The Situation Room, as Polymarket is calling it, is a place where users can bet on the outcomes of elections, sports and military conflict.
Prosecutors enter the building that houses Eneos Wing's Tokyo branch on Thursday to investigate the prices for gas oil allegedly being fixed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2026
Eneos Wing's Tokyo office raided in gas oil price-fixing probe
Eight oil distributors are suspected of forming a cartel to fix gas oil prices for corporate clients in Tokyo such as transportation companies.
Nidec CEO Mitsuya Kishida (center) and others bow in apology during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2026
Nidec warns of $1.6 billion charges from accounting scandal
The world¡¯s largest manufacturer of precision motors said there could be additional charges that would impact its past financial results.
A protester holds an image of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite armed groups attempt to move toward the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2026
Prediction market bets on Iran strikes stoke insider trading and ethics scrutiny
Bets on the ouster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei drew criticism of platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi, sparking calls from U.S. lawmakers to outlaw wagers on military actions.
Nobuko Irie
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
DPP Lower House candidate arrested for election law violation
The defeated candidate, Nobuko Irie, 63, and the two others, are suspected of paying a total of ?270,000 in compensation to five female campaign staffers.
There have been a series of insider trading cases in Japan in recent years involving employees across the financial industry.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2026
Mizuho Securities reportedly faces probe for insider trading
The revelations are the latest to potentially undermine confidence in Japan¡¯s financial industry at a time when the stock market is booming.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court in Seoul on July 9, 2025.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2026
What to know as South Korea's ex-president Yoon faces insurrection verdict
Seoul's Central District Court will rule on Thursday on insurrection charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol, delivering a verdict that will be broadcast live.
Protesters hold a poster of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Baki during a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2026
Black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief
Hundreds gathered in Kuala Lumpur to call for Azam Baki¡¯s arrest after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in his commission.
Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depict Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in a shop in Moscow on Tuesday. Since returning to the White House, Trump has upended domestic and foreign politics while ramping up pressure on institutions ranging from universities to the Federal Reserve.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Corruption watchdog sees ¡®worrying decline¡¯ in democracies such as U.S.
Transparency International said the United States had slid to the lowest-ever score on its 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
A photo of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is seen as members of civil society groups file an impeachment complaint against her at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
Impeachment complaints filed against Philippine VP Sara Duterte
The accusations emerge as hearings into impeachment complaints against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begin.
Eric Trump (right) ¡ª the U.S. President Donald Trump's middle son ¡ª and Zach Witkoff ¡ª the son of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff ¡ª speak in Dubai on May 1, 2025.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2026
UAE firm quietly took stake in the Trump family¡¯s crypto company
The Trump family¡¯s business dealings with the UAE have blurred the line between government and private enterprise, alarming ethics experts and congressional Democrats.
The front page of The Japan Times on Feb. 6, 1976, carried the first of many stories aiming to get to the bottom of the Lockheed bribery scandal.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Feb 2, 2026
Japan Times 1976: Lockheed paid Kodama $7 million to win deal
This month 25 and 50 years ago saw the beginnings of stories that would go on to become significant historical moments.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Japan secures enough petroleum-derived naphtha to last into 2027
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a government meeting on the Middle East on Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan mum on yen intervention, heavy on jawboning, ahead of long holiday weekend
The yen was back in ?150-to-the-dollar territory after reports of intervention by the Japanese government.
Not even Japanese bathhouses are immune from shocks of Iran war
The interior of Ume-no-yu, a public bathhouse in the city of Nagano. Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to a storied Japanese institution: the sento, or traditional public bathhouse.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan's famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country's outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft's newfound popularity.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
A buttermilk-inspired marinade gives a rich umami flavor to your fried chicken.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Toru Yamada¡¯s documentary ¡°At the Triangle Intersection,¡± which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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