Fifth former Fukuoka assembly officer says he prepared ¥5 million in cash
Shigehiro Hatanaka, a former vice speaker, told reporters he set aside the money after taking the post in 2018, calling the practice a "bad custom" everyone knew about.
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LDP Moves to Censure Ishiba, First Punishment of a Former Party President
The former prime minister left the lower house floor before a vote on the consumption tax cut bill. Party headquarters says no former president has ever been disciplined.
One-lawmaker party set to collect ¥2.9bn in subsidies, its former leader says leftover cash will go back
Junya Ogawa, who now heads the Democratic Reform Association, says the 48 lawmakers who left Chudo received nothing and that he will return any surplus to the state.
Fukuoka assembly 'don' breaks silence on cash allegations under restricted press terms
Former speaker Isao Kurauchi, who resigned in August, denied receiving money over assembly personnel and said he would let a third-party panel investigate.
Farm minister says party guests brought their own prizes, denies vote-law breach
Takibe Shinji told reporters the prizes at his fundraising parties were either bought within the admission fee or supplied directly by local supporters, after a weekly reported gifts worth more than the fee.
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