Posted 1/30/2024, 5:12:32 AM
Kishida Vows Reform After Governing Party Scandal Over Unreported Political Funds
- Japanese PM Kishida apologized for a major corruption scandal in the governing party involving money politics and factions working for funds rather than policy
- He vowed to reform the party and make a clear break from money politics to regain public trust
- Kishida plans to expand the Japan-US alliance, including strengthening military capabilities to play a greater regional role
- The latest scandal centers around unreported political funds from party event tickets in violation of law
- Dozens of governing party lawmakers were accused, prosecutors indicted 10 people, and Kishida admitted 37 lawmakers are correcting political fund accounting