Kishida says he’s determined to break Japan’s ruling party from its practice of money politics
Associated PressTOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed Tuesday he was determined to make a clear break from money politics as he renewed an apology for the latest major corruption scandal in the governing party, which has eclipsed his key policies such as strengthening the military and Japan’s alliance with the United States. Kishida pledged to “further expand and deepen” the Japan-U.S. relations, which he called the lynchpin of Japan’s diplomatic policy, including by meeting President Joe Biden on a state visit to Washington in April. Under the national security strategy adopted in December 2022, Kishida announced plans to double defense spending in five years for drastic military buildup that include strike capability amid growing threat from China and North Korea. Dozens of LDP lawmakers, most of them belonging to a faction previously led by assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, were accused of systematically not reporting funds in violation of the Political Funds Control Law.
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