The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan is embroiled in controversies with Taro Aso, the party's Vice President, making a sexist comment and two vice ministers from the party's largest faction resigning over a scandal involving underreported political funds. The faction, once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has had to amend its political funds reports to declare an additional ¥435.88 million in income from fundraising events. Additionally, an ex-LDP member has resigned as a lawmaker amid an alleged election law violation.
Ministry officials from Abe faction resign over unreported funds | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch https://t.co/RPsd9lB4oy
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The Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has corrected its political funds reports to declare ¥435.88 million in additional income from fundraising parties. https://t.co/0zM5XlHzds https://t.co/v27sGwSDGJ
Ex-LDP member quits as lawmaker amid alleged election law violation https://t.co/3uAYYQNBOL
2 vice ministers from LDP's biggest faction quit in escalating scandal: Two parliamentary vice ministers from the largest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party resigned Wednesday over a political fundraising… https://t.co/JozD7U6hmV #japannews #japantoday
Two parliamentary vice ministers who are members of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction will step down from their posts after it was revealed that they had underreported political funds from the faction’s fundraising events. https://t.co/PIyT94KtWT
EDITORIAL: Taro Aso's nasty foot-in-mouth disease rears its ugly head again | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/LxADbxJDfp
2 vice ministers from LDP's largest faction to resign over scandal https://t.co/l9CcJGC0uh
The Liberal Democratic Party's Aso Taro can't seem to open his mouth without a sexist comment flying out - and his latest is a doozy. Learn why so many are calling on the VP of the party to apologize.