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POLITICAL FUNDS CONTROL LAW

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2016
Suga, Inada admit to filling out blank expense receipts
Two key members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet have admitted to filling out blank receipts as part of their expense claims, raising questions about their ethics and the efficacy of a political funds control law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2016
Graft charges against Amari and his aides dropped
Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped graft charges against former economy minister Akira Amari and his two former secretaries over alleged graft, citing insufficient evidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2016
Ex-ASDF chief denies misusing political funds
Toshio Tamogami, a former Air Self-Defense Force chief whose office was searched on suspicion of using political funds for private purposes, told reporters Tuesday the accusation was false.
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2015
Political funding law needs review
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has joined several other members of his Cabinet plus the opposition leader in admitting receipt of donations from businesses that have been granted government subsidies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2014
Ex-Your Party chief Watanabe grilled over unreported borrowings
Prosecutors interrogate the leader of now-defunct Your Party over unreported withdrawals he made from the bank account of his political support group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 2, 2014
Ex-Your Party head Watanabe faces criminal complaint
Members of an Osaka civic group file a criminal complaint against former Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe over ¥500 million in dubious loans that made him step down.

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