Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday again denied putting any pressure on government personnel to favor an Okayama-based school operator chaired by one of his closest friends.
He claimed 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.
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