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No pressure put on Kake approval: Abe

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 29 denied pressuring government personnel to favor an Okayama-based school operator chaired by a close friend.

He said that the selection processes used for the special deregulation project in Shikoku “were executed properly based on related laws and ordinances.”

“Pressure was never put on the processes. I’d like to make it clear first,” Abe told the Upper House.

The special project is a veterinary project led by school operator Kake Gakuen. (The Japan Times)

安倍首相、加計学園への便宜否定

安倍晋三首相は5月29日の参院本会議で、友人が理事長を務める学校法人「加計学園」（岡山市）の獣医学部新設計画に関し、「圧力が働いたことは一切ない」と述べた。

The Japan Times ST: June 9, 2017