Document implies PM gave specific instruction in "favoritism" scandal

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda (far R, back) attend a Liberal Democratic Party board meeting in Tokyo on June 20, 2017. A document released by the education ministry the same day, dating from October 2016, indicated Hagiuda passed on the specific instruction of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regarding a university project that would benefit Abe's close friend. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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