At least 12,000 companies and organizations donated a total of around 3.4 billion yen ($23 million) to 433 political party branches headed by 430 lawmakers, a survey found.
A sexually harassed Maritime Self-Defense Force member quit the service after a superior forced her to meet her assailant and listen to his apology, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.
A former high-ranking transport ministry official resigned as vice president of a company to which he had close ties when he worked for the government after his bullying tactics to gain the position were exposed.