Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters
Shinzo Abe
Asia /  East Asia

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledges to amend pacifist constitution amid cronyism scandal

The leader’s political capital is dwindling because of allegations of favouritism linked to a cut-price government land sale to one of his supporters

Topic |   Shinzo Abe
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 3:39pm, 25 Mar, 2018

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to press on with his amendment to the country’s pacifist constitution despite being plagued by a cronyism scandal over a cut-price land sale. Photo: Reuters
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