Japan’s LDP receives most corporate donations opposition seeks to ban

Local chapters of Japan’s ruling party led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba received 1.78 billion yen ($12 million) in donations in 2023 from companies and other entities, accounting for most of the roughly 1.9 billion yen among all political parties, a Kyodo News tally showed Friday.
The figure illustrates that while such donations are legal, the Liberal Democratic Party remains highly dependent on them at a time when the country’s opposition parties are calling for a ban. Ishiba’s LDP is opposed to the idea, rejecting the claims that corporate and other donations have distorted policy-making.

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