Live Breaking News & Updates on Tokyo Afp 8211 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Replaced Four Ministers As Unpopular Leader Reels Major Corruption Scandal Ruling Party Furore Centres Alleged Kickbacks Jpy500 Million Usd3 4 Faction Riven Liberal Democratic Ldp

TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida replaced four ministers yesterday as the unpopular leader reels from a major corruption scandal in the ruling party. The furore centres on alleged kickbacks of JPY500 million (USD3.4 million) in the faction-riven Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which governed the world’s third-largest economy almost uninterrupted for decades. Media […] ....

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