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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal sweeping the ruling party

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Japanese prosecutors made their first arrest Sunday in connection with a major political slush funds scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's already unpopular government.

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office apprehended former vice-education minister Yoshitaka Ikeda on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction within the governing Liberal Democratic Party, according to officials and local media reports.

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