Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's gamble to replace all ministers from the largest faction within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party over a political fundraising scandal could make it more difficult for him to manage the government.
Tokyo, Dec 14 (EFE).- Four Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid allegations of unreported funds and kickbacks within the ruling party and hours before the appointment of their replacements. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the government’s top spokesperson, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Suzuki Junji, and …
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida accepts the resignations of all four ministers belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's most powerful faction as he makes a desperate bid to fend off criticism of his government's handling of a political fundraising scandal.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced he would make changes to his cabinet as he seeks to stem the fallout from a fundraising scandal that has further dented public support for his embattled administration.