Cash handouts to nearly 100 local politicians and other individuals to secure votes for his wife who ran in the upper house election in july last year and w w her seat. She also allegedly handed out about 10,000 in cash on her own. After the election, katsuyuki was appointed Justice Minister but was forced to resign when the scandal first broke last october. The scandal comes as the Hiroshima District Court handed down suspended prison sentence on tuesday. He was charged with paying her Campaign Workers more than is legally allowed. Prosecutors could file a lawsuit seeking to nullify the election win based on a guilt by associatation provisision. They submitted their notices of departure from the liberal democratic party. Sources say they vehemently deny doing anyththing illegegal and no intention of a brother of george floyd, a black american man who died after a white policece officice knelelt on his neck, has calledn the United Nations to fight racism. My brother george floyd is one
Into boeing after the company came forward and said some employees had committed misconduct by claiming certain tests had been completed when, in fact, they hadnt. Now, the faa is investigating whether boeing completed inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding, where the wings join the main body of the plane, on certain 787 dreamliner aircraft. Bonding and grounding is vital on a plane because it prevents static build up. Think of it as electrical safeguards. Boeing credited a South Carolina worker who saw something they felt was wrong on the Production Line and came forward and reported it. Cutting corners at work is something that many of us may have been guilty of at various times in our lives. But given the frequency with which Quality Control issues keep coming up at boeing, the airline has a long way to go to regain the trust of the flying public, its customers, the airlines, as well as lawmakers. Boeings shares dropped sharply on the news of the new investigation. Th
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By David Brunnstrom and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States wishes India well in its efforts to improve strained ties with China, the number-two U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, while cautioning that Chinese leader Xi Jinping fi.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to keep his top four ministers in his new cabinet and is expected to pursue a "neighbors first" strategy in the new term, while sending out a message of continuity for major policies, experts say.