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LDP proposes forfeiting unreported political funds in reform plan: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday compiled draft proposals on political ...
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Kishida must wish he’d stayed in Washington: At home, Kishida’s polling numbers near record lows, he faces never-ending political scandals and a public that is ...
japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/21/japan/kishida-washington-wish/
LDP dismisses lawmaker's request to review penalty over funds scandal - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240416/p2g/00m/0na/061000c
Editorial: Time is ripe for Japan to ban murky political funding practices - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240413/p2a/00m/0op/006000c
Japan’s LDP Ethics Panel Recommends Shionoya, Seko Leave Party; 39 Members Face Penalties Over Funds (UPDATE 1)
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20240404-178637/
Japan PM Kishida’s Bid to Clear Slush Fund Scandal Fails to Improve Poll Support: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet approval slipped back to the ...
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Kishida eyes stricter political funds control law and aims to restore trust: 'By enacting a strict law, we hope to restore public trust,' the prime minister said ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/07/japan/politics/kishida-political-funds-kumamoto/
Support for Kishida Cabinet's sinks to fresh low of 16.6%, poll shows: The approval rate fell 1.4 percentage points from the previous month, while the ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/politics/japan-kishida-cabinet-support-fresh-low/
Kishida denies ex-PM Mori's involvement in LDP fund scandal: Many believe that Mori was involved in the scandal, as he had previously served as head of the Abe ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/kishida-denies-mori-fund-scandal-involvement/
Kishida sought scapegoats and allies with LDP reprimands, experts say: Despite Kishida’s hopes, however, the results are unlikely to raise his support rate or ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/ldp-punishments-analysis/
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will personally interview four former executives of the Abe faction over their role in an ongoing poltical funding scandal ... Show more
Japan Prime Minister to Interview Ex-Faction Executives Believed to Bear Heavy Responsibility for Funding Scandal - The Japan News
Japan Prime Minister to Interview Ex-Faction Executives Believed to Bear Heavy Responsibility for Funding Scandal - The Japan News
Historic Stock Prices, Growing Wages: Kishida Stresses Economic Achievements
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LDP’s formal punishment likely to spark discontent: Exempting Kishida and Nikai from any reprimands over the slush funds scandal will likely deepen rifts within ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/politics/ldp-punishment-list/
EDITORIAL: Radical reform of political funding reporting vital to regaining trustEDITORIAL: Radical reform of political funding reporting vital to regaining trust | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida seen urging scandal-mired LDP members to leave party: The recommendation is the second harshest of the eight penalties under the party's disciplinary ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/31/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-members-punishment/
LDP eyes serious punishments for four senior members over funds scandal: All four are senior members of the LDP's largest faction once led by former Prime ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/24/japan/politics/ldp-eyes-punishing-four/
Scandal-hit LDP heavyweight Nikai not to run in next general election - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240325/p2g/00m/0na/013000c
Stars Show Up in Force to Biden’s White House State Dinner With Japan: The dinner for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was attended by Robert DeNiro ...
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Kishida Cabinet support rate hits fresh low at 20% over funds scandal - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240310/p2g/00m/0na/026000c
LDP heavyweights urged to speak as sworn witnesses over funds scandal - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240318/p2g/00m/0na/036000c
Leader of biggest LDP faction seeks review of funds scandal penalty - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240412/p2g/00m/0na/041000c
Kishida weighs demand for sworn testimonies to clear air on scandal: Opposition parties want six current and former LDP members to testify before parliament on ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/politics/political-funds-scandal-looms-over-kishida/
Embattled Japan PM faces ethics committee to save popularity and budget: Fumio Kishida will on Thursday become the first sitting Japanese prime minister to ...
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Kishida Apologizes over Fund Scandal at Diet Ethics Council, Vows Not to Hold Fundraising Parties During Time in Office
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Japan PM Kishida to Punish Lawmakers to Revive Support After Slush Fund Scandal: Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to punish ruling party lawmakers ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-04/japan-pm-to-penalize-party-lawmakers-in-bid-to-revive-support
Paid articlePaid LDP amends party rules to toughen penalties for political fund violations: The LDP also pledged to move away from factions as vehicles for securing funds and ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/17/japan/politics/ldp-revises-internal-rules/
3 ex-Abe faction officials deny involvement in funding scheme3 ex-Abe faction officials deny involvement in funding scheme | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Ex-PM Yoshiro Mori may face LDP probe over kickback scheme: The target and scope of such an investigation has yet to be decided, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/japan/politics/former-pm-mori-probe/
Kishida's non-answers show politics lags business in scandal response: TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gave little new information at ...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comment/Kishida-s-non-answers-show-politics-lags-business-in-scandal-response
What is being missed about the funding scandal: In discussions about the LDP funding scandal, certain considerations are missing. Beyond lambasting the party ...
japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/18/japan/ldp-funding-scandal-public-distrust/
Japan PM Kishida plans to attend Diet panel on funds scandal: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that he intends to attend ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Japan-PM-Kishida-plans-to-attend-Diet-panel-on-funds-scandal
Japan to extend extra ¥100 billion for Ishikawa quake relief: Those newly eligible for relief payments include households whose homes were partially or totally ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/25/japan/government-extra-noto-relief/
Japan to spend extra US$660 million in quake relief: TOKYO: Japan will spend an additional US$660 million rebuilding areas ravaged by a devastating New Year's ...
channelnewsasia.com/asia/japan-earthquake-relief-new-year-noto-peninsula-ishikawa-financial-aid-4148066
Gov't to extend extra ¥100 bil for quake relief in central Japan: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday his government will additionally allocate around ... Show more
Nikkei's all-time high unlikely to serve as tailwind for Kishida: Many analysts point out that the jump in Tokyo shares is not due to the economic and monetary ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/japan/politics/stock-market-unlikely-to-buoy-kishida/
LDP to revise rules to ban traditional factions: The draft revisions include tougher penalties for political funds control law violations.
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/08/japan/politics/ldp-faction-rules-revision/
LDP amends party rules to toughen penalties for fund violations: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/urgent-ldp-amends-party-rules-to-toughen-penalties-for-fund-violations
Japan PM vows no more fundraising parties after kickbacks scandal: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed that he would put a stop to political ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/03/01/japan-pm-vows-no-more-fundraising-parties-after-kickbacks-scandal
Is the funding scandal unraveling the LDP?: The media is caught up in the money-politics scandal of the moment, framing factions as all good or all bad ...
japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/02/japan/fumio-kishida-funding-scandal-ldp/
Editorial: Mystery of LDP secret funds scandal deepens at upper house ethics panel - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240315/p2a/00m/0op/019000c
Editorial: Why are key Japan lawmakers skipping Diet ethics panel over LDP funds scandal? - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240224/p2a/00m/0op/017000c
Japan upper house to convene funds scandal panel on Thursday: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp agreed to convene the House of ... Show more
In bid to save face, Kishida sticks to his guns on budget passage schedule: The PM wants to prevent his administration's popularity from falling further but his ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/03/japan/politics/kishida-budget-passage-focus/
Boxed-in LDP to agree to session of ethics panel on funding scandalBoxed-in LDP to agree to session of ethics panel on funding scandal | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
LDP survey shows 82 Diet members erred in reporting fundsLDP survey shows 82 Diet members erred in reporting funds | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida vows to revise political fund law by end of Diet sessionKishida vows to revise political fund law by end of Diet session | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Editorial: Japan gov't must be up front about added burden of child benefit expansion - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240304/p2a/00m/0op/014000c
VOX POPULI: LDP lawmakers’ remarks about political funds create a paradoxVOX POPULI: LDP lawmakers’ remarks about political funds create a paradox | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida, Takeda provide no new details in LDP funding scandalKishida, Takeda provide no new details in LDP funding scandal | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Kishida cabinet support rate falls to 2nd-lowest 24.5%: The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet fell 2 ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-kishida-cabinet-support-rate-falls-to-2nd-lowest-24.5-over-scandal
Ruto secures Sh15 billion for Meru wind power project: Ruto secured funding for various projects following bilateral talks with Japan Prime Minister Fumio ...
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2 vice ministers from LDP's largest faction to resign over scandal - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240131/p2g/00m/0na/027000c
Curtain falls on Abe faction's 45-year history but scrutiny to continue: Unanswered questions over members' involvement in the LDP's political funds scandal mean ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/01/japan/politics/abe-faction-final-meeting/
Kishida Bets on Other Party Factions Disbanding; Disagreements with Aso, Motegi Could Causes Rifts
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Quick Glance: Largest Faction in Japan's Ruling Party to Dissolve
- The largest faction in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has decided to disband, following a political funds scandal that has deepened public distrust in politics.
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to dissolve the party's fourth-biggest faction that he led until December, and former LDP Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai expressed an intention to disband his fifth-largest group.
- Some LDP members praise the moves as bold reforms, while Kishida has stated that the dissolution of the faction he headed is aimed at restoring public trust.
- The faction, founded in 1979 by the late former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, has played a crucial role in decision-making processes within the party and has produced four premiers in the last two decades.
Some LDP lawmakers to attend Diet ethics panel on fundraising scandal: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday informed the opposition bloc that a ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/some-ldp-lawmakers-to-attend-diet-ethics-panel-on-fundraising-scandal
LDP reforms unlikely to restore skeptical public's faith in politics: Proposals by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's reform panel ...
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Kishida vows to reshape LDP by moving away from faction system - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Tuesday to reshape Japan's ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240123/p2g/00m/0na/044000c
Kishida faces heat from all sides over political funds scandal: The prime minister finds himself in hot water not only with the main opposition party ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/31/japan/politics/johnston-national-diet-questioning/
Japan PM asks LDP to organize Diet meeting on slush funds scandal - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240215/p2g/00m/0na/002000c
Biggest LDP faction's slush fund practice seen to span over decade - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240215/p2g/00m/0na/042000c
Kishida takes risky gamble by dissolving LDP faction: Members of the factions led by LDP Vice President Taro Aso and Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi have ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/politics/kishida-ldp-faction-focus/
Kishida pitches Japan's ‘golden opportunity’ at Goldman event: Japan's government will demonstrate the nation’s transition to a new economic stage by mobilizing ...
japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/24/economy/kishida-promotes-investments-in-japan/
EDITORIAL: LDP’s survey on political funds barely scratched the surfaceEDITORIAL: LDP’s survey on political funds barely scratched the surface | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Editorial: Reform plan by Japan's LDP fails to address festering 'politics and money' issue - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240124/p2a/00m/0op/007000c
Japan prosecutors make first arrest in political fundraising scandal : Japanese prosecutors have made their first arrest in connection with a major political ...
apnews.com/article/japan-kishida-funds-scandal-arrest-prosecutors-ikeda-2fae98f45f312b7e25c900387f26eb55
Quick Glance: Unveiling the First Case in Japanese Political Fundraising Scandal
- Japan’s Lower House member Yoshitaka Ikeda was apprehended on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office due to suspicion of unreported fundraising proceeds from his faction within the governing Liberal Democratic Party.
- It marks the initial arrest by Japanese prosecutors in connection with a significant political fundraising scandal that has shaken Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration.
- Ikeda’s faction, previously led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in 2022, has remained the most prominent and influential within Kishida’s ruling party.
- Reports indicate that the former vice-minister was accused of failing to declare over 40 million yen (about $276,500) received from the faction as kickback from the sale of political event tickets, violating the political funds control law.
Can Tokyo’s rental market be made friendlier to foreigners? : Numbers of international workers are rising, but many struggle to find a home
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LDP to negotiate political funds law revisions with other parties: PM: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that his Liberal Democratic Party is ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/ldp-to-negotiate-political-funds-law-revisions-with-other-parties-pm
Japan lifts FY 2024 budget to 112.57 tril. yen for quake relief - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a revised 112 ...
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240116/p2g/00m/0na/042000c
Abe faction's seven senior members won't be prosecuted, reports say: Proving a criminal conspiracy between them and the group's treasurer to not report excess ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/16/japan/politics/abe-faction-leaders/
Japan to double budget reserves for earthquake relief - PM Kishida: Japan's government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6 ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-double-budget-reserves-earthquake-relief-pm-kishida-2024-01-14/
Kishida's 2 ex-cabinet members to avoid indictment over slush funds: TOKYO -- Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno and former trade and economy ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Kishida-s-2-ex-cabinet-members-to-avoid-indictment-over-slush-funds
Paid articlePaid Sources: Diet member arrested while destroying evidenceSources: Diet member arrested while destroying evidence | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Editorial: Opposition solidarity key to political reform as funds scandal rocks Japan's LDP - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240202/p2a/00m/0op/008000c
Kishida pledges to establish rules to boost transparency of LDP factions: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Thursday to establish rules to enhance ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-japan-pm-vows-to-establish-rules-to-boost-transparency-of-ldp-factions
Support rate for Japan PM's Cabinet up for 1st time in 8 months at 21%: Mainichi poll - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240129/p2a/00m/0na/003000c
86.6% in Japan back tougher political funds control laws amid scandal: A Kyodo News survey released Sunday shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher ...
japantoday.com/category/politics/update1-86.6-in-japan-back-tougher-political-funds-control-laws-amid-scandal
Japan's ruling LDP starts debates to reform political funds rules: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday started discussions to review rules for ... Show more
Who might succeed Fumio Kishida in 2024?: Several names have emerged as potential candidates for prime minister in the wake of a political funds scandal ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/02/japan/politics/post-kishida-candidates/
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