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LDP faction previously led by PM Kishida may have underreported revenue: Sources
Video NHK has learned that the faction in the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party that was led by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio until recently may have underreported revenues from fundraising parties. The new revelation comes amid a political fund scandal involving major factions of the LDP. The LDP's largest faction once led by late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and another led by the party's former secretary-general, Nikai Toshihiro, are suspected of having underreported revenues from fundraising events in their political fund reports and having paid kickbacks to members who exceeded their sales quotas of tickets for ... (full story)