不祥事 (ふしょうじ, fushouji) Japanese meaning: scandal | Kotomoraが
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The company's scandal was widely reported in the newspapers.
The politician's misconduct came to light one after another.
Usage patterns
〈組織〉が不祥事を起こすfor an organization to cause/commit a scandal
The company caused a scandal and lost public trust.
不祥事が発覚するfor a scandal to come to light
不祥事を隠すto cover up a scandal
The management had been covering up the scandal for years.
不祥事の責任を取るto take responsibility for a scandal
The president resigned, taking responsibility for the scandal.
不祥事が相次ぐfor scandals to occur one after another
Scandals have been occurring one after another in the industry lately.
A scandal came to light inside the company, and a press conference was held.
