Opposition parties continue to pursue political funding issue Liberal Democratic Party considers whether to conduct further hearings. Opposition party will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the continued kickbacks at the Political Ethics Committee next week.

Meanwhile, a political ethics review committee will be held in the House of Representatives on the 18th, and questions will be asked of former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Council, who served as the secretary general of the Abe faction. Mr. Shimomura attended a senior executive meeting held in August last year to discuss the handling of kickbacks.