Education minister Masahito Moriyama, who has jurisdiction over religious corporations, received campaign support from a group connected to the Unification Church during the 2021 Lower House election, The Asahi Shimbun has learned.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party began questioning member lawmakers about a high-profile money scandal involving LDP factions, but there was little sense it is serious about muckraking in its own backyard.
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