TOKYO - The office of former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida distributed gift vouchers worth 100,000 yen ($670) each to parliamentary vice ministers during a 2022 meal gathering with the then-premier, ruling party sources said Wednesday, fueling speculation that gift-giving is a common practice among lawmakers in power.
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