Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings sinking over a suspected cronyism scandal, on Monday said he had never instructed officials to give preferential treatment to a long-time friend, adding that the latter had never sought favors.
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n ally of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Thursday receiving secret political donations from an educational institution at the core of a scandal over suspected favoritism that has sliced Abe's support ratings ahead of a key local poll.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday denied that he had helped his close friend set up a school in a special economic zone, after two official reports appeared to back up the claims.
With the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal far from over, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been involved in another school-related scandal.The country's opposition parties, and former vice minister of education Kihei Maekawa, accused Abe on May 29 of providing special favors to Kake.
WiththeMoritomoGakuenlandscandalfarfromover,Japan'sPrimeMinisterShinzoAbehasbeeninvolvedinanotherschool-relatedscandal.Standingatthecenterofthenewfarceisaschool