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Allegations over cherry blossom party bloom into fresh document scandal for Abe

National / Politics Nov 23, 2019

Allegations over cherry blossom party bloom into fresh document scandal for Abe

The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces more criticism over its handling of documents related to guests attending a state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party.

As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election

National / Politics Jul 20, 2018

As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election

by Tomohiro Osaki

As recently as spring, the Abe administration was in disarray, weakened by what appeared to be an unstoppable flow of scandals and missteps.

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jun 30, 2018

Shinzo Abe's Kake Gakuen scandal refuses to lie down and die

by Philip Brasor

Most people believe politicians lie, though the reflexive skepticism with which the current U.S. president’s pronouncements are met is probably exceptional. The secret to successful lying is to never admit to it in the slightest way. That rule of thumb has been challenged by a ...

Kotaro Kake denies meeting Abe to discuss school project amid cronyism claims

National Jun 19, 2018

Kotaro Kake denies meeting Abe to discuss school project amid cronyism claims

The head the school operator at the center of favoritism allegations denied meeting the prime minister regarding a project to open a veterinary school.

Lies and the lying bureaucrats who tell them

Commentary / Japan Jun 17, 2018

Lies and the lying bureaucrats who tell them

by Takamitsu Sawa

The current political situation characterized by the domination of the prime minister's office has ruined the pride of career bureaucrats.

Breaking down the Kake Gakuen scandal: Who's lying, Abe or his political opponents?

National / Politics Jun 1, 2018

Breaking down the Kake Gakuen scandal: Who's lying, Abe or his political opponents?

by Reiji Yoshida

Opposition camp lawmakers roared in anger. Stenographers were ordered to stop transcribing. The prime minister accused an opposition leader of lying. This was the chaotic scene Monday at the Diet during an Upper House Budget Committee session. The scandal The issue in question was a familiar one: ...

Time for Abe to take the offensive on scandals

Commentary / Japan May 27, 2018

Time for Abe to take the offensive on scandals

by Heizo Takenaka

Where to draw a line of defense is an important decision for any administration. Abe seems to have done a poor job of it.

Kake Gakuen denies veracity of Ehime document, claiming it sent 'incorrect information' on Abe-Kake meeting

National / Politics May 26, 2018

Kake Gakuen denies veracity of Ehime document, claiming it sent 'incorrect information' on Abe-Kake meeting

Kake Gakuen, one of two school entities at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, denied Saturday that its head met with him in February 2015 as indicated by a recently disclosed document. But its latest denial clashes with yet another confirmation ...

Time to reform Japan's political parties

Commentary / Japan May 22, 2018

Time to reform Japan's political parties

by Ichiro Asahina

Lawmakers must place priority on national interests, not partisan politics.

National / Politics May 22, 2018

Abe denies 2015 meeting with Kotaro Kake as opposition pressure mounts over cronyism claims

by Tomohiro Osaki

The prime minister again denied having met with his longtime confidant in February 2015, challenging an account revealed in a newly surfaced document.

Abe knew about Kake veterinary project two years earlier than stated: new Ehime document

National May 21, 2018

Abe knew about Kake veterinary project two years earlier than stated: new Ehime document

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apparently knew about Kake Gakuen’s veterinary project two years earlier than he says he did, a new document from the Ehime Prefectural Government shows.

Abe shrugs off Tadao Yanase's 2015 Kake Gakuen meetings, claims aide never updated him on pal's project

National / Politics May 14, 2018

Abe shrugs off Tadao Yanase's 2015 Kake Gakuen meetings, claims aide never updated him on pal's project

by Tomohiro Osaki

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he has no problem with his former aide's 2015 meeting with officials from Kake Gakuen, the school chain run by his friend, and repeated that he never intervened in the government process for approving the rare veterinary project ...

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