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英紙「身びいきのスキャンダル」 文書改ざん各国で報道
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2018年3月13日20時38分
財務省の決裁文書改ざん問題は、世界各国のメディアでも報じられている。安倍晋三首相の政権運営に大きな痛手になるとの観測とともに、学校法人・森友学園を巡る政治的な背景にも改めて注目が集まっている。
英紙タイムズは13日、「偽造された文書、ゆがんだ不動産取引、自殺、そして子どもたちが戦前の軍国主義を習う国家主義的な幼稚園――。1年間のスキャンダルの後、こうした疑わしい要素が一つになって、右派の安倍首相を脅かす政治危機となっている」とこれまでの経緯を伝えた。森友学園については「戦前の日本で主流だった愛国主義と自己犠牲を教える幼稚園」と描写した。
英紙ガーディアン(電子版)も12日、「夫人が関わった身びいきのスキャンダルで、安倍晋三首相の政治的将来は不確かに」との見出しで報じた。
同紙は森友学園の籠池泰典理事長について「大阪の右翼の学校運営者」と表現。「官僚は、保守ロビー団体、日本会議への安倍氏の支援に言及した部分も削除していた」と報じた。
The New York Times
Shinzo Abe of Japan Back in Spotlight Over Tampered Documents
MARCH 12, 2018
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan offered to resign a year ago if evidence emerged linking him to a sweetheart land deal. No such evidence ever surfaced, allowing him to ride out the scandal and hang on to power.
But a government report released on Monday suggests that some crucial evidence may have been deleted — and that has put Mr. Abe back in the hot seat. An internal investigation by the Finance Ministry concluded that unidentified officials tampered with official documents related to the land deal by deleting references to Mr. Abe’s wife and senior members of his party.
The Times
Land scandal threatens to engulf Shinzo Abe
March 12 2018, 9:00am
Forged documents, a crooked property deal, a suicide and a nationalist kindergarten where children are taught the ways of prewar militarism: after a year of scandal these shady elements have come together in a political crisis that threatens to overwhelm Shinzo Abe, Japan’s right-wing prime minister.
The scandal centres on Moritomo Gakuen, a kindergarten in Osaka which teaches the patriotism and self-sacrifice that prevailed in prewar Japan. Last year the founders were charged with fraud over a plan to build a nationalist school.
The Guardian
Japan: Shinzo Abe's political future in doubt as wife linked to cronyism scandal
Mon 12 Mar 2018 06.32 GMT Last modified on Mon 12 Mar 2018 22.00 GMT
Controversy deepens after finance ministry admitted to tampering with records relating to land sale to remove references to the first lady
A spiralling cronyism scandal linked to the Japanese prime minister and his wife has reached fever pitch after the finance ministry admitted to tampering with records to remove references to the pair.
Shinzo Abe acknowledged the new revelations “could undermine trust in the entire government” and added: “I deeply apologise to the people.”
The prime minister had previously said he would resign if he or his wife were shown to be involved in heavily cutting the price of public land sold to a right-wing school operator in Osaka.