Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing plunging poll numbers as he navigates scandals involving shady financial deals. (The River media group)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is facing plunging poll numbers as he navigates scandals involving shady financial deals. Both are embroiled in controversies surrounding dodgy financial deals, but while Trump’s poll numbers are holding up, Abe’s have plummeted to record lows. The scandals percolating around Abe will affect next year’s Upper House election, the former prime minister said. Taro Aso, the finance minister and deputy prime minister, resisted calls to resign over the admission, a move that would have been politically fatal for Abe, analysts said.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2018 13:07 UTC