Japan PM Takaichi Apologizes Over Excess Donation
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi apologized on December 9 after her Nara LDP chapter accepted a ¥10M corporate donation, returning the ¥2.5M excess amid an ongoing slush fund scandal.
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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi apologized on December 9 after her Nara LDP chapter accepted a ¥10M corporate donation, returning the ¥2.5M excess amid an ongoing slush fund scandal.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi faces a criminal complaint for allegedly accepting a 10M yen donation above the legal limit, deepening the LDP’s slush fund scandal.
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