Japan upper house ethics panel arranging LDP funds scandal hearings

Japan's upper house is preparing to hold hearings on a political funds scandal that has rattled the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the LDP secretary general in the chamber said Sunday.The House of Councillors "will arrange a schedule so it does not hamper deliberations on a fiscal 2024 draft budget," Masaji Matsuyama said on a TV program, after the lower house's political ethics committee held sessions on the matter last week, one of which was attended by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.But Matsuyama declined to say who would appear at the hearings of the panel responsible for examining the …READ FULL ARTICLE