TOKYO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, amid rising political fund scandals, is mulling changing all ministers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s faction beforehand led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, native media reported Sunday.
Kishida has already determined to exchange Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno over his alleged failure to report hundreds of thousands of yen acquired as a part of fundraising efforts for the biggest LDP faction, mentioned nationwide news company Kyodo, citing sources near the matter.
The faction, particularly Seiwaken, or the Seiwa coverage research group beforehand led by the late former Prime Minister Abe, was suspected of getting pooled secret funds amounting to round 100 million yen (about 690,000 U.S. {dollars}) over no less than the previous 5 years by 2022, earlier native reviews confirmed.
Matsuno served because the secretary basic of the Abe faction between September 2019 and October 2021.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura additionally faces comparable allegations.
Along with the ministers, Kishida can also be anticipated to dismiss all senior vice ministers and parliamentary vice ministers from Abe’s faction, Kyodo reported.