Abe's close friend was caught in a huge fraud scandal, and the intimate old photos of the two were exposed, and Japanese netizens: Where there is corruption, there is Abe

Source: Global Times

On the 28th, the website of Japan's "Nikkan Hyundai" magazine released two photos in the report -- former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Masami Tsubaki, a man suspected of dereliction of duty fraud, who recently hooked up shoulder to shoulder, and the intimate relationship was evident, which caused heated discussion in Japan. Japanese public opinion said that "things are clustered by categories and people are divided into groups" and that "wherever there is corruption, there is Abe."

The man photographed with Abe is Masami Tsubaki, former chairman of the Fairview Club, a Japanese medical institution. In the reconstruction project of Itabashi Hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Japan, Masami Tadami Tadatoshi Inochi, a former director of the University of Japan, was suspected of defrauding the Japanese University of 220 million yen (about 12.39 million yuan), and the Special Search Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office arrested the two on the 7th and prosecuted them on the 27th.

According to the Tokyo Shimbun, the duo's fraudulent plan began in February 2020. It is worth noting that at that time, Abe was the third prime minister of Japan.

In the above context, the photo of Masami Tsubasa and Shinzo Abe posted by Nikkan Hyundai on the 28th has particularly aroused the attention of Japanese society. According to the report, Masami Abemoto is a representative of the Abe Osaka Prefecture supporter organization, and Masami Abe has visited Abe's private golf course several times to play with Abe. In the previous official itinerary of the prime minister, Masami Tsubaki's name appeared at least 10 times. In addition, according to sources, the relationship between the two is so good that they call each other "Jinsansang" and "Sauce".

According to Nikkan Hyundai, the 61-year-old Masami Tsubaki inherited his father's mantle in 1995 and became the chairman of the "Fairview Club", a medical institution in Osaka City, and established 30 hospitals and nursing facilities. As a wealthy man, masami Inomoto paid 384 million yen in personal income tax as early as 2004, making him the third-highest taxpayer in Osaka Prefecture.

The report also said that Masami Tsubaki owns a mansion with 1 underground floor and 3 floors above ground, with a construction area of 1545 square meters, which can be called a "castle". According to neighbors, every day at about 11:00 a.m., couriers would deliver piles of couriers to Masami Tsubasa's home.

According to Japan's Jiji News Agency, although the operation of the "Fairview Club" has been deteriorating recently, Masami Tsubaki has been living a very luxurious life until his arrest, and he often goes to the nightclubs of Kita-Shinchi in Osaka (One of the most well-known downtown areas in Osaka, along with Ginza in Tokyo) and drinks with pharmaceutical company personnel, doctors and politicians.

In addition to supporting Abe, Masami Tsubaki also strongly supported Former Japanese Deputy Defense Minister Yasuhide Nakayama, who donated a total of 22.78 million yen to Yasuhide Nakayama from public information alone.

It is worth noting that Yasuhide Nakayama is a typical Japanese right-wing politician who has recently repeatedly made inappropriate remarks on Taiwan, favored by some "Taiwan independence" elements, and has close relations with Abe's younger brother and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi.

During his tenure, Shinzo Abe was caught up in a number of corruption scandals such as "Kaji Gakuen", "Moritomo Gakuen", and "Cherry Blossom Viewing Party", which were questioned by the Japanese people. Seeing the revelations of the "Nikkan Hyundai", some netizens lamented, "Next to people with corrupt atmospheres, there will definitely be the figure of 'Shinzo Abe'", and commented, "Will the appearance of these two photos make new progress in the case?" Some netizens commented, "After the general politician becomes the prime minister of Japan, he will reduce golf clubs and dinners to avoid misunderstanding, but Abe has no such awareness at all, which can be described as 'Lee Under crazy crown' (referring to Abe's crazy doing things that make people suspicious, adapted from 'Gua Tian does not take the shoes, Lee is not a good crown'). Another netizen said, "There are so many suspicious friends around Abe, and there are still many doubts about the scandal he is in." This kind of person has been the prime minister of Japan for the longest time, and I am ashamed as a Japanese. ”

Mr. Abe has not stopped his political activities since stepping down as prime minister. According to the Sankei Shimbun, with only three days left before the election of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet, Abe appeared on the streets of Tokyo on the 28th to solicit votes for the Liberal Democratic Party.