Last week, news broke that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office was questioning a secretary of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and numerous supporters over allegations that Abe’s office illegally paid out over ¥9 million to make up the costs of dinner parties at Tokyo hotels.
The allegations originally surfaced in November 2019, but Abe denied any wrongdoing.
With the Tokyo prosecutors now investigating, the scandal has resurfaced and also risks damaging Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration.