Moritomo Gakuen

Moritomo Gakuen
Native name	学校法人森友学園
Romanized name	Gakkō hōjin Moritomo Gakuen
Founded	August 25, 1952; 71 years ago

Moritomo Gakuen (学校法人森友学園 Gakkō hōjin Moritomo Gakuen) is a Japanese company specialising in education. It is involved in a 2017 political scandal implicating Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his wife, Akie Abe. The scandal began when Asahi Shimbun reported on February 9 that an 8,770 square meter property in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture had been sold by the central government of Japan to Moritomo Gakuen for around ¥134 million, a tenth of its relative value.^[1] Akie Abe was named honorary principal of the elementary school, Mizuho no Kuni, to be built on the property purchased. As the scandal unfolded, she resigned from the position in late February after facing criticism for her decision to accept the position. Prior to her resignation, Moritomo Gakuen removed a message from Akie endorsing the school, praising its nationalistic moral education program.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Yoshida, Reiji (2017-03-13). "Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ McCurry, Justin (2017-02-24). "Shinzo Abe and wife under pressure over ties to ultra-nationalist school". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-03-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[:0-1] Yoshida, Reiji (2017-03-13). "Abe stands his ground as Moritomo Gakuen scandal drags on". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[2] McCurry, Justin (2017-02-24). "Shinzo Abe and wife under pressure over ties to ultra-nationalist school". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-03-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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