THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 6, 2023 at 15:19 JST
Ryu Shionoya, who heads the Abe faction’s 15-member executive board, speaks at a general meeting of the faction at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in October. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Prosecutors began questioning secretaries to lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction on a voluntary basis over suspected off-the-book funds generated from fund-raising parties, sources said. [Read More]
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