News Conference: Draft Budget and Budget Committee

news conference: The new defense team, formed in early February, includes Junichiro Hironaka, who is known for winning acquittals in high-profile cases, according to The Japan Times. They filed a bail request for Ghosn with the Tokyo District Court on Thursday after two previous requests in January made under a different team of lawyers were rejected by the court. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been detained in Japan for more than 100 days for alleged financial misconduct, will hold a news conference. The Budget Committee of the House of Councilors will hold a question-and-answer session on the fiscal 2019 draft budget. Tuesday ; No major events. The House of Representatives has approved a record 101.46 trillion budget, ensuring its enactment before the fiscal year starts on April 1. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.