At least 12,000 companies and organizations donated a total of around 3.4 billion yen ($23 million) to 433 political party branches headed by 430 lawmakers, a survey found.
Japan's lower house approves a 13.20 trillion yen ($88 billion) supplementary budget for the current business year to next March to implement additional inflation relief measures intended to support struggling households.
Students who miss their high school entrance examinations due to menstrual symptoms will be eligible to take a supplementary examination, the education ministry announced.
The low support ratings for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet are translating into local election losses by candidates backed by his Liberal Democratic Party.