Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stepped down due to poor health in September. - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters): Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was questioned by Tokyo prosecutors on or before Thursday, commercial broadcaster TV Asahi reported on Friday (Dec 18), citing several unnamed lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Domestic media said earlier this month that prosecutors had asked Abe to report for voluntary questioning in a case they were building against his secretary over unreported political funds involving as much as 40 million yen ($386,920).
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