Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and 16 members of his Liberal Democratic Party were among the top 20 political fundraisers in the Diet in 2013, data compiled by Kyodo News showed.

Abe ranked 12th within the top 20, having raised ¥164.05 million last year, although the figure fell short of the ¥256.74 million raised in 2012 when he ranked third. Donations received by him from companies and groups were unchanged at around ¥38 million.

In 2013, none of the members of the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, ranked in the top 20, unlike in the 2012 ranking when there were two.