THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 6, 2024 at 15:32 JST
Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, calls for a ban on corporate donations at the Lower House Budget Committee on Dec. 5. (Takeshi Iwashita)
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba rejected an opposition proposal to ban political donations from companies, saying such a move would infringe on their freedom of expression. [Read More]
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