The former economic security czar has touted his candidacy as a symbol of radical change in a party embattled by scandals. Read more
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s punitive actions toward 39 Liberal Democratic Party members caught up in a slush funds scandal was about finding scapegoats and shoring up potential allies for... Read more
The exemption of Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida and former Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai from any internal punishment in relation to the party's slush funds scanda... Read more
A week ahead of the opening of what is set to be a particularly heated session of parliament, an ongoing investigation into a slush funds scandal entangling the upper echelons of the ruling... Read more
A lawmaker from the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday became the first to be arrested over allegations linked to a political fundraising scandal that has e... Read more
Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the former secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Toshihiro Nikai, and former reconstruction minister Katsuei Hirasawa on a voluntary bas... Read more
A Liberal Democratic Party faction headed by former Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai is believed to have compiled a list of kickbacks given to its members after they sold fundraising ticket... Read more
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party are in hot water over suspicions that party factions underreported funds for years, including kickbacks and off-the-book... Read more
As a growing scandal over slush funds involving the ruling Liberal Democratic Party intensifies, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has turned to damage control, asking party executives on Wednesd... Read more
The ruling LDP party faction led by political heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is suspected of failing to report money collected in excess of sales quotas set for its member lawmakers for fundrai... Read more
