Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

The First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo, during a session of control to the Government, in the Congress of Deputies, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Government faces today a new control session in the Congress marked especially by the conviction and resignation of the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz. García Ortiz has been disqualified by the Supreme Court for revealing secrets against the partner of the president of the Community of Madrid. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

The First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, and the Second Vice-President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, during a control session to the Government, in the Congress of Deputies, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Government faces today a new control session in Congress marked especially by the conviction and resignation of the Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz. García Ortiz has been disqualified by the Supreme Court for revealing secrets against the partner of the president of the Community of Madrid. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

Government Faces Congressional Control Session After Resignation - Madrid

The First Vice-President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, during a control session to the Government, in the Congress of Deputies, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Government faces today a new control session in Congress marked especially by the conviction and resignation of the Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz. García Ortiz has been disqualified by the Supreme Court for revealing secrets against the partner of the president of the Community of Madrid. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

DPJ unveils 'cabinet roster' with 'Mr. Yen' as MOF head

DPJ unveils 'cabinet roster' with 'Mr. Yen' as MOF head

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (R), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, on Nov. 4 introduced his nominees for key posts in a cabinet he would form if the party wins the Nov. 9 general election. Kan said if he becomes premier he will appoint former Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Eisuke Sakakibara (2nd from L) as finance minister, reformist Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka (3rd from L) as minister for decentralization, and Yasuyo Yamazaki (L), a former partner in U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, as land, infrastructure and transport minister.

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators of the Osaka prefectural police department on April 16 raid the office of General Finance Partner, an affiliate of Daiwa Toshi Kanzai, in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. The investigators suspect that employees of the Osaka-based Daiwa Toshi Kanzai group illegally collected some 130 billion yen from 20,000 investors.

DPJ unveils 'cabinet roster' with 'Mr. Yen' as MOF head

DPJ unveils 'cabinet roster' with 'Mr. Yen' as MOF head

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (R), president of the Democratic Party of Japan, on Nov. 4 introduced his nominees for key posts in a cabinet he would form if the party wins the Nov. 9 general election. Kan said if he becomes premier he will appoint former Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Eisuke Sakakibara (2nd from L) as finance minister, reformist Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka (3rd from L) as minister for decentralization, and Yasuyo Yamazaki (L), a former partner in U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, as land, infrastructure and transport minister. (Kyodo)

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

Investigators target Daiwa Toshi Kanzai

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators of the Osaka prefectural police department on April 16 raid the office of General Finance Partner, an affiliate of Daiwa Toshi Kanzai, in Tokyo's Shimbashi district. The investigators suspect that employees of the Osaka-based Daiwa Toshi Kanzai group illegally collected some 130 billion yen from 20,000 investors.