Japanese PM Kishida replaces four Cabinet ministers linked to 'slush funds' scandal
World | December 14, 2023 21:24 ISTDozens of LDP lawmakers are suspected of systematically failing to report about 500 million yen ($3.53 million) in funds in possible violation of campaign and election laws. The accused belong to the LDP's biggest and most powerful Seiwa-kai faction, led by the slain former PM Shinzo Abe.