86.6% in Japan back tougher political funds control laws amid scandal

A Kyodo News survey released Sunday shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.A total of 61.6 percent were also dissatisfied with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's handling of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in central Japan on New Year's Day.Still, 54.6 percent said they felt the government response to the earthquake was prompt, while 43.8 percent considered it too slow.The telephone survey, which started on Saturday, put the approval rat…READ FULL ARTICLE