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Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90

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Post date December 23, 2020
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A longtime scholar at Harvard, Professor Vogel wrote books that helped shape how the world viewed the two ascendant economic powers.

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Ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe questioned over ‘cherry blossom’ scandal

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Post date December 22, 2020
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Allegations over dining expenses risk tarnishing Abe’s legacy and could weaken Yoshihide Suga

Prosecutors in Japan have questioned the former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, over a funding scandal that could harm the country’s current leader, Yoshihide Suga.

Abe, who resigned in August, apparently due to ill-health, volunteered for questioning this week as prosecutors sought to build a case against his secretary over unreported political funds.