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Japan’s Kishida to Fire More Officials in Scandal, Asahi Says
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace as many as 15 ministers and junior ministers, the Asahi newspaper said, as he seeks to control the fallout from a slush fund scandal threatening to paralyze his government. The reported purge of all officials from the Liberal Democratic Party faction formerly headed by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comes as suspicions emerge that the group had systematically concealed political funds, the paper said late Sunday. Kishida also plans to replace Abe faction members in senior party positions, according to media reports at the weekend. “I’ll take appropriate ... (full story)