Many lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are rebelling against Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s sudden directive to work out a tax cut as part of a new economic package.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida categorically ruled out raising taxes next year to pay for a massive increase in defense spending, alluding to unfavorable economic conditions that have left many households struggling.
A wind power industry association routinely drafted Diet questions through coordination with a Lower House member arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes over the government’s offshore wind farm projects in exchange for questioning.
Prosecutors arrested Lower House member Masatoshi Akimoto on Sept. 7 on suspicion of taking 61.46 million yen ($417,000) in bribes over the government s wind farm projects in exchange for favorable questioning in the Diet.