The Finance Ministry admitted Monday to having altered documents over a discounted state land sale at the center of cronyism allegations against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with references to him and his wife, whose role in a school project is suspected to have led to the reduced price, being deleted.The document falsification "could erode public trust in the entire government and I feel responsible as someone at the top of the government," Abe told reporters in his office. Abe has denied his or his wife's involvement in the controversial land sale deal.The admission in a report to the Diet …READ FULL ARTICLE
