National / Politics Dec 5, 2020
Prosecutors eye summary indictment of Abe aide over dinner parties
Abe, who on Friday promised to cooperate with the investigation "with sincerity," is expected to be questioned by prosecutors soon.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 3, 2020
Tokyo prosecutors seek to question Abe in cherry blossom party scandal
Prosecutors have decided to build a case against Abe's state-paid secretary for allegedly not reporting part of the costs of dinner parties, the sources said.
Business Nov 27, 2020
Company donations to ruling party down for first time since 2012
Political donations to the biggest ruling party by companies and industry groups fell last year on a year-on-year basis for the first time since its return to power in 2012, government data showed Friday. But the data released by the internal affairs ministry showed that ...
National / Politics Nov 29, 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party raised ¥2.46 billion last year from industry groups and large companies, government data showed Friday, the seventh straight year the figure has increased. Industry bodies' contributions in 2018 to the funding body of the ruling party rose 2.7 ...
National / Politics Oct 24, 2019
Japan's trade minister Isshu Sugawara in hot seat for allegedly breaking election law
The report could come as a headache for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has entrusted Sugawara with overseeing trade and industrial policies.
Asia Pacific / Politics May 2, 2019
Modi's bulging war chest leaves India election rivals in the dust
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party is flush with cash, giving his Hindu nationalist bloc a massive advantage over the main opposition Congress party as he seeks to win a second term in India's general election. Opaque campaign financing in the world's largest ...
National / Politics Dec 7, 2018
Taro Aso was top fundraiser in Abe Cabinet in 2017, figures show
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso raised ¥258.17 million in political funds in 2017, the highest amount in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a tally of reports submitted by political parties and groups showed Friday. Aso was the only Cabinet member ...
National / Politics Nov 30, 2018
Revenue for Abe's LDP overwhelms other political parties in Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party booked ¥25.86 billion ($228 million) in revenue for 2017, by far the largest among Japanese political parties, government data showed Friday. The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, set up in October last year, reported ¥1.25 billion, ...
National / Politics Aug 28, 2017
Kobe assemblyman Hashimoto to resign over expense fraud allegations
A Kobe Municipal Assembly member recently in the spotlight for his reported affair with Eriko Imai says he will resign following allegations he falsified expense claims.
National / Politics Nov 21, 2016
Yosuke Tsuruho, the minister of state for Okinawa and Northern Territories affairs, has returned money paid for tickets to a fundraising party because an individual is suspected of purchasing them under different names, a practice prohibited by law, his office said. On Jan. 11, 2013, ...
National / Politics Oct 7, 2016
Suga, Inada admit to filling out blank expense receipts
by Tomohiro Osaki
Two key members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet have admitted to filling out blank receipts as part of their expense claims, raising questions about their ethics and the efficacy of a political funds control law. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Defense Minister Tomomi ...
National / Politics Oct 7, 2016
Gifu assemblyman used political funds for high-class tempura restaurant
A 64-year-old member of the Gifu Municipal Assembly admitted Thursday to using political funds in an inappropriate manner, including visiting a high-class tempura restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district. Shinichi Maruyama said he has returned some ¥190,000 in connection with eight "inspection trips" over nine months ...