In Japan, right-wing school scandal entangles two women close to Abe
March 24, 2017Author: New York Times
Categories: In the News
Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada may have a difficult time regaining public trust after a scandal involving a right-wing education group, and another related to the role of Japanese Self Defense Forces operating in South Sudan, Sasakawa USA’s Jeffrey Hornung told the New York Times in an article on March 21.
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Abe’s poll numbers slide with the Moritomo Gakuen scandal
March 22, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval ratings in the latest Yomiuri Shimbun poll have fallen suddenly by ten percent in the midst of a scandal that has dominated headlines and parliamentary debate.
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Japan economy minister, key figure in Trans-Pacific trade deal, quits amid scandal
January 29, 2016Author: The Washington Post
Categories: In the News
The resignation of Akira Amari on Thursday, a week after allegations of financial impropriety surfaced, has deprived Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of one of his closest political allies, Sasakawa USA Fellow Tobias Harris said in a Washington Post article published January 28 by Anna Fifield. Harris noted in the article that Amari has effectively
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Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari set to answer graft claims
January 22, 2016Author: Australian Financial Review
Categories: In the News
Allegations of financial impropriety against Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari published in the weekly Shukan Bunshun magazine on Thursday could impact Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to ratify the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, Sasakawa USA’s Tobias Harris said in an article by Keiko Ujikane and Maiko Takahashi published Jan. 21 in the Australian Financial Review. “The eruption of a
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