Questioning of ex-PM Abe stirs concern it may damage current Japan gov't

Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party expressed worry Tuesday over damage the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may sustain from prosecutors questioning his predecessor Shinzo Abe in connection with possibly illegal spending on supporter dinner functions."I wouldn't say there is no impact" to the Suga government, said Toshihiro Nikai, the No. 2 of the LDP headed by Suga, at a press conference held after Abe was questioned Monday on a voluntary basis. Suga was Abe's right-hand man and served as his government's chief Cabinet secretary for nearly eight years.The former prem…READ FULL ARTICLE