[HIGHLIGHTS] Prime Minister Kishida in intensive deliberation of the House of Councilors Budget Committee: “Improving the transparency of political funds is an issue”

In the Diet, the House of Councilors Budget Committee held intensive deliberations in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. Prime Minister Kishida emphasized that improving the transparency of political funds is the biggest challenge.

The biggest sense of distrust stems from the lack of transparency in how political funds are used, Komeito Party's Deputy Political Affairs Research Chairman Ueda said. The National Earthquake Hazard Prediction Map shows the probability of being hit by a violent earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 lower or higher within the next 30 years.