[HIGHLIGHTS] Special committee to prevent recurrence of political funding issue will be established in the House of Representatives on the 11th and in the House of Councilors on the 12th.

Special committee to prevent recurrence of political funding issue will be established in the House of Representatives on the 11th and in House of Councilors on the 12th. In response to the issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, special committees will be set up.

The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to establish a special committee to discuss political reform in the near future, and will begin discussions on amending the Political Funds Control Act to prevent a recurrence. A new 40-member ``Special Committee on Political Reform'' was created.