A Cabinet minister denied reports Thursday that he had said a school operator at the center of favoritism allegations against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would open a new university department two months before the project received government approval.Regional revitalization minister Kozo Yamamoto said, "I didn't make comments that (the school project) had been awarded to Shikoku."Kyodo News and other media outlets, citing Japan Veterinary Medical Association sources, had reported that the minister told senior association officials that the new department would be constructed in the western J…READ FULL ARTICLE
