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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe's kryptonite
might prove to be
cherry blossoms.
Accusations that he used
taxpayer-funded cherry
blossom viewing parties
to
reward political supporters have resonated online like few other
scandals, a new study of
Twitter activity shows.
Though the long-serving p
rime minister remains
blessed with a combination
of weak opposition parties
and few strong rivals within
his own Liberal
Democratic Party,
the controversy has dented
not only his approval
ratings but, perhaps, his aura of invincibility.
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