PM Ishiba says ex-faction's missing income reports "clerical error"

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday his former faction failed to report income from fundraising parties in a "clerical error," as he prepares to fight an election later in the month amid eroding voter trust over a ruling party political funds scandal.Under accusations made Thursday, the Liberal Democratic Party's former Ishiba group, known as Suigetsukai and previously headed by Ishiba, is suspected to have violated the political funds control law by failing to report some 800,000 yen ($5,400) in income from fundraising parties held from 2019 to 2021.Speaking to reporters, Ishiba …READ FULL ARTICLE