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Kishida faces new fight over widening LDP corruption scandal

Proposal to dismantle factions runs into resistance. But party turmoil is not expected to shift direction of Japan’s defence policy.

The corruption allegations and intra-party turmoil are a damaging distraction for Mr Kishida whose cabinet approval rating has nose-dived.

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James D. J. Brown

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A slush fund scandal

is causing more ructions in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offering to dissolve his faction within the party and suggesting that other factions disband.

The move,

aimed at restoring public trust

, came amid a widening probe into funding irregularities.

Kishida faces new fight over widening LDP corruption scandal

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