Fresh questions have arisen about Mr Shinzo Abe's role in the tender for a veterinary school that was awarded to an education institute run by his close buddy Kotaro Kake.
The description of the project as a "prime ministerial matter", as detailed in documents unearthed earlier this month, has put Mr Abe on the defensive.
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