国际英语资讯:Abes office involved in school-linked favoritism scandal: former government official
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 10-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Kihei">Kihei</span> <span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="unsworn">unsworn</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="reconvened">reconvened</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Okayama">Okayama</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ehime">Ehime</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vague">vague</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ambiguous">ambiguous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strings">strings</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zones">zones</span>," <span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsworn">unsworn</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="summoned">summoned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>.</p><p><span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kotaro">Kotaro</span> <span word="Kake">Kake</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kake">Kake</span> <span word="Educational">Educational</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underscored">underscored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="Maekawa">Maekawa</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="Kake">Kake</span> <span word="Educational">Educational</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>.</p>
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