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Japan: Shinzo Abe's political future in doubt as wife linked to cronyism scandal
Source: The Guardian
Japan: Shinzo Abe's political future in doubt as wife linked to cronyism scandal
Controversy deepens after finance ministry admitted to tampering with records relating to land sale to remove references to the first lady
Daniel Hurst in Tokyo
Mon 12 Mar 2018 06.32 GMT
A spiralling cronyism scandal linked to the Japanese prime minister and his wife has reached fever pitch after the finance ministry admitted to tampering with records to remove references to the pair.
Shinzo Abe acknowledged the new revelations “could undermine trust in the entire government” and added: “I deeply apologise to the people.”
The prime minister had previously said he would resign if he or his wife were shown to be involved in heavily cutting the price of public land sold to a right-wing school operator in Osaka.
The finance ministry admitted on Monday that it had altered official documents surrounding the decision to provide an 85% discount on the appraised value of the land.
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Controversy deepens after finance ministry admitted to tampering with records relating to land sale to remove references to the first lady
Daniel Hurst in Tokyo
Mon 12 Mar 2018 06.32 GMT
A spiralling cronyism scandal linked to the Japanese prime minister and his wife has reached fever pitch after the finance ministry admitted to tampering with records to remove references to the pair.
Shinzo Abe acknowledged the new revelations “could undermine trust in the entire government” and added: “I deeply apologise to the people.”
The prime minister had previously said he would resign if he or his wife were shown to be involved in heavily cutting the price of public land sold to a right-wing school operator in Osaka.
The finance ministry admitted on Monday that it had altered official documents surrounding the decision to provide an 85% discount on the appraised value of the land.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/japan-shinzo-abes-political-future-in-doubt-as-wife-linked-to-cronyism-scandal
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