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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday dismissed the view that his ruling Liberal Democratic Party is financially supporting politicians implicated in a party slush funds scandal who are running in this weekend’s general election without party endorsement. Ishiba said the provision of funds, which came to light Wednesday and drew immediate criticism from the opposition […]
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday came under fresh scrutiny ahead of a weekend general election after revelations that it had provided funds to local chapters headed by members running without official endorsements due to their involvement in a money scandal. According to a party source, the LDP allocated 20 million yen to each […]