Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied Wednesday he had instructed officials to give special treatment to his friend's school project despite a local government document describing the plan as a "matter concerning the prime minister.""I have never accepted any consultation or request" from Kotato Kake, the prime minister told the House of Representatives Budget Committee, referring to his longtime friend who manages Kake Educational Institution. Abe stressed that the government's approval process of the veterinary school project was appropriate.Abe spoke the day after it was reported the document…READ FULL ARTICLE
