Accountant of Japan ruling party faction played role in funds scandal

The accounting manager of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction is suspected of playing a key role in a political fund scandal that has roiled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, sources close to the matter said Friday.The manager checked with faction members to confirm they had received allegedly unreported funds from the faction as part of revenue from fundraising parties, the sources said.The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation team is considering pressing charges against the accounting manager for not submitting income and expenditure reports f…READ FULL ARTICLE