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A graft scandal rocking Japan’s ruling party has deepened, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s faction also implicated, according to local reports. Until now, the allegations have been confined to other factions within the Liberal Democratic Party led by assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. But now, local media say Mr Kishida’s faction has also mishandled political funds. Michiyo Ishida has more on the latest.
A graft scandal rocking Japan’s ruling party has deepened, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s faction also implicated, according to local reports. Until now, the allegations have been confined to other factions within the Liberal Democratic Party led by assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. But now, local media say Mr Kishida’s faction has also mishandled political funds. Michiyo Ishida has more on the latest.