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sakurasuki
Just show us polls number.
William77
LDP politicians are very corrupted.
Anyway as always nothing will change and people will keep voting them.
deanzaZZR
Simply a comedy of clowns.
Nadrew
Some politicians may start out with high morals and ethics, but as time goes on compromises must be made. In the end, they may be beholden to various interests. So, it’s a slippery slope. Money and influence are necessary to get elected. Perhaps, it might even be required to step over a few lines to prove your loyalty.
dbsaiya
Vote LDP, you get LDP. Go get 'em for tax evasion.
Mark
Escape Goat #1
Mark
What Japan needs is a second opposition party that is such as equal in members and powers, and as seen in many so called DEMOCRACIES the ruling parties will do their best to NOT let it happen by buying the opposition or simply Eliminate them.
So what you get is a Group Dictatorship.
Simon Foston
William77Today 07:17 am JST
No, most people won't vote for them but that's what they want. Cater to a narrow demographic in the electorate, keep their votes over-valued and all you need to do in government is keep bribing them with pork barrel spending, subsidies, tax breaks and loans they never need to pay back. That way, the majority of voters in Japan might want change and even vote for it, but they'll still never get it.
shogun36
good. Hopefully he replaces himself as well.
Tim Sullivan
The LDP should rename itself the Living Dead Party. Japan is being run by zombies!
TrevorPeace
I still can't believe how deep this cesspit goes. Without real punishment.
Simon Foston
shogun36Today 10:16 am JST
This shows that Kishida himself is not really the problem here. It's LDP Diet members as a whole, the people buying the tickets probably knowing full well what the deal is, and the people who turn a blind eye to it all and vote for them no matter what.
Legrande
It all leads back to how the LDP came into being in the post-war era.
In a nutshell, it was dirty and corrupted from the get go, so you were never going to get good respectable governance with these guys, ever, and you probably won't be able to get rid of them being that they were installed and continue to be supported by a powerful foreign entity.
Redemption
Once you got enough pork time to leave it for the next guy.
wanderlust
It's just a game of musical chairs. The difference being that they just call in old debts and favours, at the same time settling old grudges and arguments, until the next time.
itsonlyrocknroll
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno resign.
For the sake of your integrity, your government, your self esteem.
Redemption
At least I hope he gets to keep his kickbacks.
smithinjapan
Replace him with... another member who is prone to committing scandals? It's just musical chairs at this point, and more than usual. As for this clown getting any jail time or punishment for what he did... hahaha.
itsonlyrocknroll
So what are voters/electorate being asked to swallow or choke on here?
The fact that Chief of Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu has been allegedly benefiting from an off the books personal political slush fund.
A rather sleazy practice that appears prevalent within LDP National Diet circles?
Where is the official oversight?
raincloud
Make everyone who gets caught receiving a bribe or kickback wear a banner on their head that shows the total amount they received.
CKAI
Whats difference if more of same pile just different pinstripes?
Systems a joke so start there.
Dont be a sucker for all the Wack-a-mole pass the Loot, dont call the cops game.