Yasunori Kagoike

Support For Japan’s Abe Falls Over Scandals

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval rating has fallen sharply, an opinion poll showed Monday, as scandals erode public confidence in a government now in its fifth year. Abe took power in December 2012 on the back of widespread frustration with the previous administration’s handling of the 2011 nuclear disaster and perceived mismanagement of ties … Read more

Japan PM Denies Involvement In Sweetheart Land Deal

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Rare scandal was swirling around Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday as he was forced to deny involvement in a shady land deal by a religious school. A growing controversy over the purchase of state land by a fierce nationalist at well below market rates intensified in parliament over the past week, with auditors … Read more