Abe Scandals Resurface, Defense Ministry Kerfuffle | Tokyo on Fire

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This week on Tokyo on Fire: Just when it seemed Prime Minister Abe had finally silenced his recent scandals, they have returned with a vengeance. All three Abe scandals--Moritomo Gakuen, South-Sudan and Kake Gakuen--stole entire front pages, returning Abe to his hot-seat. With public distrust mounting, the Prime Minister has lost his mandate for Constitutional Reform. But will this cost him his role as Japan's longest serving Prime Minister, too? In this episode, we welcome Benjamin Rimland—a recent graduate from Columbia and Cambridge Universities— as our Japanese Defense Ministry expert. In this video, we discuss recently disclosed documents and worries that the Civilians may not control the Strategic Defense Forces as they previously believed. Join host Timothy Langley and Michael Cucek in this discussion!