Kishida apologizes for funds scandal as 1st PM at Diet ethics panel

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized Thursday for "inviting suspicion and mistrust" in politics among the public due to a political funds scandal rattling his Liberal Democratic Party as the first incumbent premier to attend a parliamentary ethics panel.During a televised session of the House of Representatives political ethics committee, Kishida also promised to promote reforms to safeguard compliance in ruling party governance, saying, "I will continue taking a leading role."But the opposition bloc criticized Kishida's appearance at the committee, saying he failed to contribut…READ FULL ARTICLE