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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

TOKYO, Japan, July 10 Kyodo - Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department.

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Cabinet Office denies staff spoke of PM "wishes" in favoritism scandal

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in Tokyo on June 16, 2017. Cabinet Office staff did not make comments implying Abe sought to sway a decision on a university construction project to benefit a close friend, the minister in charge of the office said the same day.

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Complaints of favoritism in rhythmic gymnastics

PUSAN, South Korea - Rhythmic gymnastics judges have been subject to complaints of favoritism for South Korea in the Asian Games. Picture of the judge panel was taken on Oct. 11. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

Photo taken Nov. 22, 2017, shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

File photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

File photo taken Nov. 16, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit school Moritomo Gakuen in Osaka

Photo taken Nov. 22, 2017, shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. The premises were planned to be used for an elementary school operated by Moritomo Gakuen which has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Special zone minister hit with censure motion over Abe "favoritism" row

Japan's regional revitalization minister Kozo Yamamoto is pictured during a visit to Kochi University in Nankoku on April 23, 2017. The main opposition Democratic Party filed a censure motion on June 13 against Yamamoto, who is in charge of special deregulation zones, in connection with claims Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have swayed the approval of a university project in one of the zones. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Under-fire Japanese deputy land minister

Ichiro Tsukada, a senior vice minister of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, arrives at the ministry in Tokyo on April 5, 2019. Tsukada has offered to resign after coming under fire for saying he showed favoritism to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso in a road project, according to sources close to the matter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe aide to testify in Diet on Thurs. over cronyism scandal

Tadao Yanase, a former aide to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meets the press in Tokyo on May 7, 2018. He will appear in the Diet on May 10 to testify about a veterinary school favoritism allegation leveled at the premier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school project at center of PM Abe favoritism scandal

Opposition lawmakers question Cabinet Office officials (L) over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's suspected influence in opening a veterinary school run by a close friend of his in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school project at center of PM Abe favoritism scandal

Opposition lawmakers question Cabinet Office officials (front) over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's suspected influence in opening a veterinary school run by a close friend of his in Ehime Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New vet school at center of PM Abe favoritism scandal

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 2, 2018 shows Okayama University of Science's veterinary department in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture. The newly created department run by Kake Educational Institution is at the center of favoritism allegations against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Key ex-bureaucrat in Japan document scandal

Former National Tax Agency chief Nobuhisa Sagawa, testifying as a sworn witness during a House of Councillors session in Tokyo on March 27, 2018, bows in apology for the government's falsification of documents related to the heavily discounted sale of state land at the center of favoritism allegations plaguing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's education minister at parliament

Japan's education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a session of the House of Councillors budget committee in Tokyo on March 20, 2018. Hayashi confirmed at a press conference the same day that Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers made enquiries to his ministry about a school lecture given by a former top bureaucrat who has accused Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of favoritism, but denied that this amounted to political interference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cronyism scandal in Japan

Photo taken March 12, 2018, shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. A scandal over the heavily discounted sale of the land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cronyism scandal in Japan

Photo taken March 12, 2018, shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. A scandal over the heavily discounted sale of the land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cronyism scandal in Japan

Photo taken March 12, 2018, shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. A scandal over the heavily discounted sale of the land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Land sale scandal in Japan

File photo taken in September 2017 shows a building on former state-owned land in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture. A scandal over the heavily discounted sale of the land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen has been at the center of favoritism allegations involving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to treporters in Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan on March 10, 2018. The Finance Ministry will admit altering records of a state-owned land sale at the center of favoritism allegations against Abe, government sources said the same day. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school at center of Abe favoritism scandal obtains final approval

File photo taken on Nov. 6, 2017 shows a building set to house a controversial veterinary school under construction in Imabari in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime. Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Nov. 14, 2017 gave final approval to the school, which will be run by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's close friend Kotaro Kake, exposing the prime minister to favoritism allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school at center of Abe favoritism scandal obtains final approval

File photo taken on Nov. 6, 2017 shows a building set to house a controversial veterinary school under construction in Imabari in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime. Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Nov. 14, 2017 gave final approval to the school, which will be run by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's close friend Kotaro Kake, exposing the prime minister to favoritism allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school at center of Abe favoritism scandal obtains final approval

Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2017 about a plan to open a new veterinary school at the center of favoritism allegations leveled at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Earlier in the day, the minister gave final approval to the school, which will open in a government-designated deregulation zone in Ehime Prefecture and will be run by Abe's close friend Kotaro Kake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school at center of Abe favoritism scandal obtains final approval

Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2017 about a plan to open a new veterinary school at the center of favoritism allegations leveled at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Earlier in the day, the minister gave final approval to the school, which will open in a government-designated deregulation zone in Ehime Prefecture and will be run by Abe's close friend Kotaro Kake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vet school at center of Abe favoritism scandal obtains final approval

Education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2017 about a plan to open a new veterinary school at the center of favoritism allegations leveled at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Earlier in the day, the minister gave final approval to the school, which will open in a government-designated deregulation zone in Ehime Prefecture and will be run by Abe's close friend Kotaro Kake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition party chief criticizes Abe's decision to call snap election

Seiji Maehara, head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017. Maehara said Abe decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on Sept. 28 and hold a snap election to avoid facing a grilling from opposition parties over favoritism allegations involving private school operator Moritomo Gakuen and university operator Kake Educational Institution, both run by Abe associates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition party chief criticizes Abe's decision to call snap election

Seiji Maehara, head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2017. Maehara said Abe decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on Sept. 28 and hold a snap election to avoid facing a grilling from opposition parties over favoritism allegations involving private school operator Moritomo Gakuen and university operator Kake Educational Institution, both run by Abe associates. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe corrects past Diet answers over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc session of an upper house committee in Tokyo on July 25, 2017. During the session, Abe corrected answers he had given to Diet committees regarding when he became aware that a university run by his friend had applied to open a new veterinary department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe corrects past Diet answers over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during an ad hoc session of an upper house committee in Tokyo on July 25, 2017. Abe corrected answers he had given to Diet committees regarding when he became aware that a university run by his friend had applied to open a new veterinary department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) responds to questions by main opposition Democratic Party leader Renho (lower R) during an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017. Favoritism allegations involving Abe are the focus of the session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Main opposition Democratic Party leader Renho attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, to grill Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over favoritism allegations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to be grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe to be grilled over favoritism allegations

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 25, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against Japan PM Abe amid favoritism allegations

Protesters demand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation in front of the parliament in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, amid allegations that Abe used his influence to sway the approval process for a new veterinary department at a university run by Kake Educational Institution, chaired by his friend, in a special economic zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protest against Japan PM Abe amid favoritism allegations

Protesters demand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's resignation in front of the parliament in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, amid allegations that Abe used his influence to sway the approval process for a new veterinary department at a university run by Kake Educational Institution, chaired by his friend, in a special economic zone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts during a grilling from opposition lawmakers at an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017. Abe denied favoritism allegations against him that have been blamed for his party's losses in two recent major local elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Hiroto Izumi, aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness over favoritism allegations against the premier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) watches as his aide Hiroto Izumi (far L) testifies as an unsworn witness at an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, over favoritism allegations against the premier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Kihei Maekawa (far L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, testifies as an unsworn witness at an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Abe (far R) made a rare appearance at the session during a Diet recess as he is under pressure to win back public support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Abe's rare attendance at a House of Representatives budgetary committee session held during a Diet recess came as he is under pressure to win back public support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, on hot seat amid sagging support, denies favoritism claims

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends an ad hoc parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on July 24, 2017, over favoritism allegations against him. Abe's rare attendance at a House of Representatives budgetary committee session held during a Diet recess came as he is under pressure to win back public support. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP rejects Diet session with Abe to address favoritism claims

Wataru Takeshita (L), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentary affairs committee, and his Democratic Party counterpart Kazunori Yamanoi hold talks in the Diet in Tokyo on July 13, 2017. The LDP turned down a Democratic Party request for a parliamentary committee session to be held with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe so that allegations of favoritism can be addressed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa (L), a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the right side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, speaks at a House of Councillors committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, testifying as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda is seen on the left side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Parliament summons ex-bureaucrat over Abe's alleged favoritism

Kihei Maekawa, a former top bureaucrat at the education ministry, attends a House of Representatives committee meeting in Tokyo on July 10, 2017, to testify as an unsworn witness about allegations that Shinzo Abe used his power as prime minister to help a close friend open a university department. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo