Ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers raised ¥56.58 million each on average in political funds last year, by far the largest among the parties, data compiled by Kyodo News showed Friday.
The LDP dominated the list of the top 20 fund raisers in 2019, although first spot went to opposition heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, who received ¥442.27 million due to a one-off factor, according to the data based on the lawmakers' political funds reports.
Among opposition forces, Democratic Party for the People lawmakers raised ¥46.24 million on average, followed by those of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan with ¥26.07 million and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) with ¥25.53 million.