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Questioning at Japan Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks from the podium as representatives of parties began questioning him on government policies at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Police begin questioning ex-Chogin Tokyo execs

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the media swarm outside Chogin Tokyo credit union Nov. 8, 2001 as police began questioning former senior executives of the failed credit union on suspicion they withheld data from Tokyo metropolitan government investigators in 1998.

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Fukuda apologizes over Tanaka request

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from R) sits for a House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee board meeting June 26 to offer apology over Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's attempt to limit parliamentary questioning by a fellow lawmaker. ''The person in question (Tanaka) deeply regrets the situation. We will make efforts to prevent a repeat of such a case,'' Fukuda told the committee on behalf of the government. The committee's board accepted the apology.

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GLOBALink | UK should stop being arrogant and hypocritical on human rights: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: UK should stop being arrogant and hypocritical on human rights: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "We noted the amount of criticism and questioning regarding this decision in the UK and internationally. Mainstream media outlets in the UK have called the government's plan appalling, saying it is "chilling" to think about that vulnerable people are going to be taken all the way to another country. The Archbishop of Canterbury openly criticized the British government's move, saying it will cause "serious ethical questions" that cannot "stand the judgment of God." The UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) has repeatedly pointed out that the move is unlawful and that people should not be "treated l

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Police begin questioning ex-Chogin Tokyo execs

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the media swarm outside Chogin Tokyo credit union Nov. 8, 2001 as police began questioning former senior executives of the failed credit union on suspicion they withheld data from Tokyo metropolitan government investigators in 1998.

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Abe grilled over gov't land deal with nationalistic school operator

Photo taken Feb. 18, 2017 shows the construction site for a new elementary school in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government have faced questioning in parliament over the sale of a plot of state-owned land to a nationalistic school operator for far below the appraised price. The plot is intended for the school slated to open in April, with Abe's wife Akie as its honorary principal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukuda apologizes over Tanaka request

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda (2nd from R) sits for a House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee board meeting June 26 to offer apology over Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's attempt to limit parliamentary questioning by a fellow lawmaker. ''The person in question (Tanaka) deeply regrets the situation. We will make efforts to prevent a repeat of such a case,'' Fukuda told the committee on behalf of the government. The committee's board accepted the apology.