Shinzo Abe denies discussing vet school plan as favoritism scandal deepens

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday denied he had knowledge of a veterinary school project at the center of favoritism allegations much earlier than he has previously admitted, as shown in a newly disclosed document.Abe has maintained that he learned of the project in the western Japan prefecture of Ehime on Jan. 20, 2017, when a government economic panel approved the project, but the document presented by the Ehime government to the Diet Monday apparently shows he met with Kotaro Kake, the chief of the school operator, and talked about the project on Feb. 25, 2015."The prime minister's of…READ FULL ARTICLE