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Japan’s Kishida Plans New Party Group to Help Rebuild Trust
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he’ll set up a new group within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month tasked with restoring trust after allegations over a widespread failure to declare political funds. Kishida spoke to reporters about his plans late on Monday, hours before the Asahi newspaper reported that former LDP policy chief Koichi Hagiuda was the latest senior figure to have been questioned by prosecutors about the scandal. The allegations have helped push disapproval for Kishida’s government to its highest since 1947 in one major poll. While no general election has to be held until ... (full story)