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Five Lower House members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party intend to explain to the Diet chamber’s ethics panel about hundreds of millions of yen that went unreported within the party, sources said.
Key lawmakers are bolting one of the two factions left standing in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the wake of a scandal over unreported political funds.
Justice Minister Ryuji Koizumi split from the Nikai faction in the ruling party on Dec. 20, a day after prosecutors searched the group’s office over suspected unreported funds.
NAHA Prime Minister Fumio Kishida raised eyebrows with his decision to “play” the tourist during his two-day trip to Okinawa Prefecture rather than use it as an opportunity to grapple with unpopular defense policies that have alienated so much of the island population.