Osaka takoyaki seller admits to 130 million yen tax evasion

The operator of a popular food stand near Osaka Castle serving takoyaki -- balls of batter containing diced octopus -- admitted Wednesday to evading taxes totaling 130 million yen ($1.15 million) over a three-year period from 2014.At the first court hearing for 72-year-old Tatsuko Utsunomiya at the Osaka District Court, prosecutors said she was well aware that sales at her food stand had been expanding on the back of a growing number of foreign visitors and wanted to keep the revenue without paying tax.Utsunomiya earned some 330 million during the three years through 2016 at the food stand,…READ FULL ARTICLE