A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA
A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA
Shinzo Abe
This Week in Asia /  Politics

Just when the TPP thought it was safe … a scandal in Japan and an election in Malaysia come along

A cronyism row surrounding the Japanese PM threatens the chief cheerleader of the re-named pact. And even if Shinzo Abe scrapes by, Malaysian voters could throw a spanner in the works

Topic |   Shinzo Abe
Takehiro MasutomoBhavan Jaipragas
Takehiro Masutomo  and Bhavan Jaipragas

Updated: 9:23am, 19 Mar, 2018

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A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA
A protester at the National Diet in Tokyo demands the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: EPA
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