Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slumped more than 10 points to 44.9 percent in a public opinion poll published on June 18, amid opposition party suspicions he used his influence unfairly to help a friend set up a…
Abe has repeatedly denied abusing his authority to benefit his friend.
His grip on power is not in danger, given his ruling coalition’s huge majority in parliament, but the affair looks unlikely to…
The education ministry…