TOKYO: A Japanese official at the heart of a cronyism and cover-up scandal that has dented Shinzo Abe’s popularity said on Tuesday the prime minister’s office was not involved in falsifying documents.
In hotly awaited parliamentary testimony broadcast live on national television, Nobuhisa Sagawa said only his office took part in altering key documents relating to a controversial land sale, potentially easing the pressure on the embattled Abe.
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