Abe faction 'slush fund' believed to have grown to 500 million yen | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

The “slush fund” of the Abe faction in the ruling party ballooned to about 500 million yen ($3.4 million), and most faction members received kickbacks from the accumulated money, investigative sources said.

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