Kentaro Sonoura on Dec. 21 resigned from the Lower House and left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party amid allegations of discrepancies in his political fund reports. But he did not offer any answers to key questions.
Politician Kentaro Sonoura on Dec. 21 resigned from the Lower House and left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to take responsibility for discrepancies in his political fund reports.
Prosecutors have questioned the top aide of a ruling party lawmaker in connection with about 40 million yen ($288,000) in unreported revenues gained through fund-raising parties over three years, sources said.
Yet another Cabinet minister quit after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida refused to endorse the continued presence of Minoru Terada, the internal affairs minister who is embroiled in a scandal over his use of political funds.
Minoru Terada, the internal affairs minister, apologized for a support group’s “error” of listing a dead man as its treasurer in its political funds reports for 2019 and 2020.