Editorial

17:11 JST, February 28, 2025

Diet members who belonged to the former Abe faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had continued not to record part of the funds they received in their political funds reports. The faction’s former accounting manager was also involved in this scandal. All bear an exceedingly heavy responsibility for causing distrust in politics.

However, even if the Diet were to continue pursuing the issue — which the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad has thoroughly probed with a large number of investigators — it would only fall into a never-ending cycle of discussions. It is time for concrete reforms to be implemented to prevent a repetition of such a scandal.

The Budget Committee of the House of Representatives has held a hearing with the former accounting manager, Junichiro Matsumoto, who was found guilty of violating the Political Funds Control Law in a case involving the........

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