Abe refuses to examine new documents on scandal-hit friend's school

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday that he sees no need to investigate newly found documents that could indicate he used his influence for a school operator run by his friend to open a new university department, despite increasing calls from opposition parties.Abe, speaking at a House of Representatives committee, again denied his influence on the government decision to select Kake Educational Institution to establish a veterinary medicine department in a government-designated deregulation zone."It would not have been possible for any intentions of mine to be reflected (in the decision),…READ FULL ARTICLE