Japan’s LDP hit by scandal over undocumented political funds | CNN
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades, involving millions of dollars in undocumented political funds. Two of the most influential factions in the LDP ...
LDP punishes 39 members over funds scandal, urging 2 to leave …
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday punished 39 members over a political funds scandal, including urging two heavyweights to leave the party, aiming to put a line under a controversy that has dogged it since late last year.
How could Japan’s LDP election impact BOJ rate hike timing?
WEB3 days ago · Here are some details on how the outcome of the LDP leadership election, to be held on Sept. 27, ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia ...
How a Series of Scandals Are Unraveling Japan’s Ruling Party
WEBMar 12, 2024 · But a fresh wave of scandals, heralding record-low public approval ratings, has prompted the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to try to shape up.
Japan’s governing party to choose its head ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Last week, Kishida — who took office in October 2021 — said he was bowing out of the race to pave the way for a new leader to form a united LDP to make a fresh start to regain public trust, badly hurt by the party’s extensive corruption scandal, causing his support ratings to dip below 20%.
Japan’s PM Kishida Says He Won’t Step Down After LDP’s Defeat …
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The scandal centers on dozens of lawmakers in Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) who allegedly pocketed profits from ticket sales to political events by falsifying accounting reports.
Party bosses fall in Japan's worst political corruption scandal in ...
WEBDec 22, 2023 · SEOUL, South Korea — Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday replaced two of its top executives, as part of a purge related to the worst corruption scandal to rock the country...
Japan’s Ruling Party Faces Biggest Political Scandal in Decades
WEBDec 14, 2023 · J apanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is struggling to rein in the widest financial scandal to hit his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in more than three decades, raising questions about how...
Japan election: PM Fumio Kishida declares victory for ruling LDP - BBC
WEBOct 31, 2021 · Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida has declared victory for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In a big win for Mr Kishida, who only became PM a month ago, his party secured more than...
Japan ruling party LDP replaces 2 execs amid political fundraising …
WEBDec 22, 2023 · Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, replaced two of its executives Friday following a political fundraising scandal involving the party's largest faction.