The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday declined a request from senior party lawmaker Ryu Shionoya to review a penalty given to him over a high-profile political funding scandal. Hiroshi …
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref. – Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has vowed to impose strict punishments on those responsible for a political funds scandal that has rocked …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to make utmost efforts to regain public trust in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party that has been eroded by a slush funds scandal involving …
A reform panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will propose the introduction of a system enabling the party to request that a faction disband if it is found to …
Parliament will convene a 150-day ordinary session from Jan. 26, lawmakers said Tuesday, with revelations related to a secret slush fund scandal still likely plaguing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. …
A Kyodo News survey released Sunday shows that 86.6% of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering forgoing a plan to visit Brazil and other Latin American nations in January amid a political fundraising scandal involving his party’s biggest faction, a …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno amid media reports he had received unreported political funds, the Yomiuri newspaper reported Saturday, citing several government and …
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party amid a political funds scandal, a source close to him …
A criminal complaint has been submitted on suspicion that political organizations of five factions of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party did not record a total of about ¥40 million worth …