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2022/4/18 -The heavily discounted sale of state-owned land to a private school operator with ties to Abe's wife, Akie, sparked cronyism allegations after ...

2018/6/1 -Dozens of Japanese officials have escaped charges over a cronyism scandal that threatened prime minister Shinzo Abe's grip on power. The scandal ...

2023/1/12 -The high court ruled that 69-year-old Kagoike and his wife, 66, illegally received ¥56.44 million ($429,000) in central government subsidies ...

A scandal from 2018 continues to dog the former Japanese prime minister. Another Week, Another Cronyism Scandal for Japan's Abe. By Thisanka Siripala.

2018/4/17 -Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is likely to resign in June after two cronyism scandals sent his approval ratings to an all-time low and ...

2018/8/20 -TOKYO — Only a few months ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to be in danger of losing his job as a series of cronyism scandals ...

2018/3/13 -The scandal surrounds the 2016 sale of state-owned land to a nationalist operator of schools who claims ties to Abe and his wife Akie. The sale ...

2018/3/27 -Abe, Akie and Aso have all denied their involvement and any wrongdoing in the prolonged influence-peddling scandal. [Editor: huaxia].

2018/3/27 -The scandal involves a school with ties to Abe's wife that was given an 85% discount on state-owned land, and a new admission from the finance ...

2018/3/26 -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has led a rollercoaster, but often charmed, political life. After being forced to resign prematurely ...