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POLITICAL FUNDS

Agriculture minister Arata Takebe speaks to reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 22, 2026
Newly appointed farm minister returns donation in wake of scandal
Arata Takebe, who only took office last week, has found himself at the center of a scandal over a political donation he received in 2024.
Kazuo Yana was appointed as agriculture minister in the Cabinet reshuffle this month.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 27, 2026
91AV原创 LDP worried about fresh attention to money issue
Behind the concerns are Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial appointments of two lawmakers involved in her LDP’s slush fund scandal.
Isao Kurauchi, head of the Fukuoka Prefecture Assembly at the center of a bribery scandal, announced Monday his intention to resign as a member of the assembly.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2026
LDP worried over impact of Fukuoka Assembly bribery scandal on elections
The LDP’s headquarters has attempted to distance itself from the scandal ahead of local elections next year.
Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly head Isao Kurauchi speaks to reporters in the city of Fukuoka on Aug. 5.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2026
Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly head Kurauchi to resign as assembly member
His announcement came amid a money scandal that has rocked the legislative body.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 20, 2026
Paths to tighter political donations rules in Japan remain unclear
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to continue prioritizing reducing seats in the House of Representatives over tightening rules on corporate political donations.
Koichi Hagiuda, one of the five leading figures of a now-defunct faction once led by the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mired in a slush fund scandal, is regaining power within the party.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2026
Power struggle unfolding among ex-Abe faction members
Those who were considered to be the five leading figures of the faction, which was at the center of the LDP’s slush fund scandal, have regained power under Takaichi.
A government building that houses the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2026
Tokyo prosecutor suspected of having inappropriate relationship
The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office released a statement saying that it is investigating the 48-year-old prosecutor.
Former lawmaker Yasutada Ono apologizes during a news conference following a court ruling in the LDP slush fund scandal, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2026
Ex-lawmaker Ono found partly not guilty over slush fund scandal
Yasutada Ono of the LDP was handed down a fine of ?600,000 after prosecutors had originally demanded ?1.5 million.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
Scrutiny of Takaichi’s gift catalogs for LDP lawmakers could delay budget debate
The prime minister said she gave gift catalogs to 315 lawmakers to celebrate their election on Feb. 8, saying she believes the move is above board.
A child cycles past posters of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and a candidate running for the upcoming Lower House election, in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2026
Momentum for political reform stalling in Japan
Momentum for political reform in Japan is faltering as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sidesteps the topic in her campaigning for Sunday’s vote.
Voters listen to a stump speech in the city of Hachioji, in western Tokyo, on Jan. 29.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
LDP executive seeks to leave slush fund scandal behind
Koichi Hagiuda was among the five leading figures of the now-defunct LDP faction once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which was at the center of the scandal.
Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda (left) and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2026
Takaichi reportedly hid Unification Church’s fundraiser ticket purchases
The purchases contradict Takaichi’s past denial of financial ties to the controversial religious group, according to a magazine.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) prior to a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2026
Political appointees urged to forgo fundraising events
The move appears to be aimed at underscoring Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stance on addressing concerns over the issue of politics and money.
A Liberal Democratic Party faction's fundraising party in May 2023
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2026
LDP to lift election penalty on members involved in slush fund scandal
The LDP will allow these members to be listed on the party’s proportional representation lists while running for constituency seats.
The Unification Church’s headquarters in Seoul
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2026
Unification Church reportedly backed 290 LDP lawmakers in 2021 poll
The figure compares with the Liberal Democratic Party’s announcement in 2022 that 180 of its lawmakers had ties with the group.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions from Shinji Morimoto of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan at the Upper House on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Takaichi mulling ministers’ fundraising rule change
The existing ministerial code of conduct lacks concrete standards to stop ministers from holding large fundraising parties, the prime minister says.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a party leaders' debate at the Upper House in Tokyo on Nov. 26.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2025
Takaichi earned most among Japanese party leaders in 2024
Takaichi had ?255.37 million in revenue last year, a sharp increase from ?100.1 million the previous year.
Lawmakers discuss the issue of political donations during a Lower House special committee on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2025
91AV原创 political parties still apart over donation reform bills
Opposition parties criticized the political reform bills, with a Komeito lawmaker calling one of them “totally unacceptable.”
Ruling and opposition lawmakers deliberate on bills related to political donations reform at a House of Representatives committee session in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2025
91AV原创 parliament starts debates on corporate donation reform bills
Some have speculated that the ruling side is putting the bills on the back burner.
The appointment of seven scandal-hit lawmakers to government posts, approved after the launch of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet, may draw criticism.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2025
Seven LDP slush fund lawmakers given government posts
The move may draw criticism, as public sentiment on the scandal remains strong.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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