Japan Diet enacts law to reform political funds rules amid criticism

Japan's parliament on Wednesday enacted a revised law proposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to reform political funding rules, despite opposition parties' criticism that it fell far short of helping to resolve the issue of money in politics.With the LDP under heightened scrutiny in the wake of a slush funds scandal that has significantly eroded public trust in politics, the Diet enacted the amended political funds control law just days before the current parliamentary session ends on Sunday. But the move risked further weakening Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's fragile standing in t…READ FULL ARTICLE