Japan's House of Representatives passed a bill to amend the Political Fund Control Law amid a fund-raising scandal, aiming to improve transparency but leaving loopholes and not banning corporate donations.
Japan's House of Representatives has passed a bill to amend the Political Fund Control Law following a fund-raising scandal involving the ruling party. The legislation aims to improve transparency in political funding but has been criticized for leaving loopholes, not banning corporate donations, and not introducing guilt by association rules. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) introduced the bill in an attempt to regain public trust and maintain its grip on power, but critics argue it does not effectively address concerns about political funding.
June 06, 2024
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