Japan ruling party lawmaker Ikeda arrested over slush fund scandal

A lawmaker from the largest faction within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party was arrested Sunday over allegations linked to a political fundraising scandal that has engulfed the party.Prosecutors suspect Yoshitaka Ikeda, a member of the House of Representatives, received a total of 48.26 million yen ($333,000) over five years through 2022 from slush funds created by the faction formerly led by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.His policy secretary, Kazuhiro Kakinuma, 45, was also arrested. The two are accused of failing to declare the money Ikeda received in political fundraising reports…READ FULL ARTICLE