Ruling party offices raided in Japan

FE Team | Published: December 19, 2023 23:55:54

TOKYO, Dec 19 (AFP): Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday raided offices of the ruling party over a funding scandal that forced Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to replace four ministers last week, local media reported.
Public broadcaster NHK aired footage of investigators entering a building that houses the offices of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which is reeling from reports that officials took kickbacks of 500 million yen ($3.4 million).
LDP secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi described the raids as "extremely regrettable", telling reporters at a press conference that the party will take "necessary measures while observing the fate of the investigation."
Kishida last week sacked four ministers, including the top government spokesman and the ministers of economy and industry over failure to report political funds as required by law.