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Moritomo Gakuen scandal
![Large and in Charge: Who is Taro Aso? Large and in Charge: Who is Taro Aso?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3488069509_275e13a37e_b.jpg)
Large and in Charge: Who is Taro Aso?
By Emese Schwarcz
Controversy has surrounded Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso ever since he entered politics.
![Is This the End for Shinzo Abe? Is This the End for Shinzo Abe?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-koekake1.jpg)
Is This the End for Shinzo Abe?
By Thisanka Siripala
Widespread political mistrust deepens after new evidence of malpractice in the Moritomo Gakuen land sale scandal.
![Will Mounting Pressure to Sack Finance Minister Aso Spell the End for PM Abe? Will Mounting Pressure to Sack Finance Minister Aso Spell the End for PM Abe?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-koekake1.jpg)
Will Mounting Pressure to Sack Finance Minister Aso Spell the End for PM Abe?
By Thisanka Siripala
Aso’s political career hangs by a thread after admitting the ministry tampered with a report on the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
![Abe's Political Woes Continue With Moritomo Scandal Arrests Abe's Political Woes Continue With Moritomo Scandal Arrests](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-02_17-19-35.jpg)
Abe's Political Woes Continue With Moritomo Scandal Arrests
By Mina Pollmann
A much-needed electoral victory for the LDP comes with arrests in a scandal involving Abe and his wife.
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