In a recent development, 85 members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have been implicated in submitting inappropriate funds reports, sparking a significant political scandal. The issue has led to calls for a session of the ethics panel to address the matter, with media outlets highlighting the boxed-in position of the LDP. Despite the controversy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has refrained from voicing support for a political ethics committee investigation into the matter. However, Kishida has requested the LDP to organize a Diet meeting to discuss the slush funds scandal. Editorial opinions across various Japanese media have criticized the LDP's handling of the political funds issue, suggesting that both the ruling and opposition parties have been disappointing in their responses during Diet debates. The situation has prompted calls for LDP members to do more in revealing the truth about the scandal.
Editorial: Members of Japan's LDP must do more to reveal truth about slush fund scandal https://t.co/Q28TY8TfDg
EDITORIAL: Political funds issue / Each in their own way, the ruling and opposition sides have performed disappointingly in Diet debates on the political funds issue. https://t.co/wdZPN1grHN https://t.co/GgvSSIeJ10
EDITORIAL: LDP’s survey on political funds barely scratched the surface | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/6awft5LR51
Japan PM asks LDP to organize Diet meeting on slush funds scandal https://t.co/AhJeX9gax5
In parliament, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declined to voice support for a political ethics committee investigation into LDP members caught up in a slush-fund scandal. https://t.co/Bu4Dv6mmf3
Boxed-in LDP to agree to session of ethics panel on funding scandal | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/iz0RNs9MJ7
85 LDP Members Submitted Inappropriate Funds Reports https://t.co/zDfA4GcYYb