Japan’s Finance Ministry says changes to 14 documents relating to a controversial state land deal included deletions of an episode involving the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The alterations were made after the Diet took up the issue.
Japan’s Finance Ministry says changes to 14 documents relating to a controversial state land deal included deletions of an episode involving the wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The alterations were made after the Diet took up the issue.
The land was sold to private school operator Moritomo Gakuen in 2016 for a fraction of its market value. Abe’s wife Akie was acquainted with the school operator.
After media accusations of document tampering, the ministry submitted a report to the Diet.
The approximately 80-page report details the findings of its internal investigation.
