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Japan ex-PM Abe's office investigated over funding scandal

by Mari Yamaguchi
| November 24, 2020 2:12 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Tuesday his office is being investigated for questionable expenses linked to a dinner party his office hosted for his supporters ahead of an annual cherry blossom viewing party — a scandal that has been on the backburner for months.

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