Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sought to brush off a magazine report questioning election expenses from last year, saying that while some of the receipts his office submitted didn’t include complete information, the money had been spent appropriately.
The prime minister, who spoke to reporters Thursday, also denied domestic media reports that he was thinking of reshuffling his Cabinet in the coming weeks.
Kishida’s support has tumbled to its lowest level since he took office in October 2021, and he has been trying to repair the damage after a series of scandals forced him to replace three ministers in the space of a month.