Komeito, in a dramatic move, announced last week that it was exiting the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party after 26 years.
The stated reason: The LDP refused to accept their latest demands to address the so-called money and politics issue. To some, this seemed contrived. What is the issue here?
Japan enacted its first political funds control law in 1948 while under U.S. occupation. It later added a public office election law to monitor campaign spending during elections. To date, there have been 14 revisions to these laws.
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