WorldNews Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 [attach=full]18048[/attach]Japan's education minister possibly received illegal funds, a weekly magazine said in a report to be published on Thursday, just days after the farm minister resigned over similar allegations. The issue could prove a new headache for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who last year had two ministers quit over funding scandals. It might especially sting because Education Minister Hakubun Shimomura, whose ministry is also in charge of preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, is considered close to Abe. The magazine also said some of the fees collected from members of the groups appeared to have been funneled to the branch of Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo that Shimomura heads. Continue reading... Quote
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