The average value of assets held by Lower House members came to ¥29.24 million, slightly up from a record low ¥28.92 million in the previous survey, according to a Kyodo News tally based on data released Monday.
The average monetary value of financial assets, land and property held by 465 House of Representatives members elected last October was up ¥320,000 from the previous survey released in April 2018.
Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, who serves as vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, topped the ranking with ¥614.17 million in assets, mainly thanks to real estate he owns in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the country, as well as in Karuizawa, a resort town in Nagano Prefecture.