House of Councilors Political Ethics Committee will officially decide to hold a review committee today where members will give explanations. So far, Seko Seko, an Abe faction, has announced his intention to attend the meeting if it is held.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party finalized a proposal to revise the party's rules, including the creation of a mechanism to punish members themselves in the event that the accounting officer is arrested or prosecuted for malicious accounting practices. Prime Minister Kishida said, ``We must correct the sense of privilege that ``politics is special'' and promote reforms.