TOKYO (ANN/THE JAPAN NEWS) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced his intention to address the lower house Deliberative Council on Political Ethics in his capacity as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The purpose of this address is to discuss alleged violations of the Political Funds Control Law by LDP factions. This […]
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The convening of the Diet’s Deliberative Council on Political Ethics to question Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers over the scandal concerning slush funds amassed by the ruling party’s factions is merely a first step toward regaining the public s trust in politics.
Five Lower House members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party intend to explain to the Diet chamber’s ethics panel about hundreds of millions of yen that went unreported within the party, sources said.