JapaneseDefenseMinisterTomomiInadaresignedonFridayfollowingweeksofscandalthatincludedtheallegedwithholdingofinternaldocuments,especiallythoseonthedailyactivitie
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday apologized to the nation over the resignation of Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, saying he bore full responsibility for appointing her to the post.
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFridayapologizedtothenationovertheresignationofDefenseMinisterTomomiInada,sayingheborefullresponsibilityforappointinghertothepos
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said Defense Minister Tomomi Inada had submitted her resignation to account for a scandal involving the coverup of logs that recorded the daily activities of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said Defense Minister Tomomi Inada had submitted her resignation to account for a scandal involving the coverup of logs that recorded the daily activities of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan.
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFridaysaidDefenseMinisterTomomiInadahadsubmittedherresignationtoaccountforascandalinvolvingthecoverupoflogsthatrecordedthedailya
New polls show the Japanese public's trust in the country's government is now at its lowest point since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in 2012. According to several media polls, support for Abe himself has declined due to an influence-peddling scandal where the prime minister is accused of favoring a friend in a land deal involving a school.
NewpollsshowtheJapanesepublic'strustinthecountry'sgovernmentisnowatitslowestpointsincePrimeMinisterShinzoAbetookofficein2012.Accordingtoseveralmediapolls,suppor
Japan's opposition parties, including the main opposition Democratic Party, on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Tomomi Inada for remarks she made using the Self-Defense Forces to promote a specific candidate in the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.