Ex-education minister Shimomura denies media report claiming undeclared Kake donations
Shimomura responds to a Shukan Bunshun report that he allegedly received ¥2 million in undisclosed payments from scandal-tainted school operator.
Minister vows to return donations from firms involved in bid-rigging
New farm minister Hiroshi Moriyama vowed Wednesday to pay back donations from companies involved in bid-rigging that were made to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter he heads in Kagoshima Prefecture. Moriyama, who assumed his post last week, confirmed a media report that the chapter ...
Kagoshima LDP chapter of new farm minister received donations from firms accused of bid-rigging
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party chapter headed by the new farm minister received donations from several companies after a local government expelled them from a list of approved firms due to bid-rigging, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. The LDP branch in Kagoshima Prefecture ...
One can't help wonder why farm minister Koya Nishikawa felt compelled to have an LDP chapter that he heads return a ¥1 million donation from a subsidiary of the sugar manufacturers' association if there was no illegal activity.
Sadayuki Sakakibara confirms Keidanren will return to recommending political donations
The nation’s biggest business lobby is set to resume recommending for the first time in five years that its member companies make political donations, in an effort to strengthen ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration to gain a bigger say in policy.
New boss to steer Keidanren back to politics?
Sadayuki Sakakibara, the incoming chairman of Keidanren, says his priority in leading the nation's top business lobby is to help get Japan back on a growth track, but observers say he may also try to re-establish the organization's influence in politics. In his first press ...
