Japan's Political Scandal Deepens as Opposition Accuses Government of Stifling Debate

Opposition lawmakers have submitted a no-confidence motion against the governing party, accusing it of rushing a budget bill to divert attention from a fundraising scandal.

• Japanese opposition lawmakers accuse the governing party of attempting to push through a budget bill without adequate debate, linking the rush to a fundraising scandal.
• Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government faces declining support amid the scandal, with several Cabinet ministers and party executives removed.
• The scandal involves unreported political funds raised through tickets sold for party events, leading to 10 indictments.
• More than 80 governing party lawmakers, mostly from a faction led by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are implicated in the scandal.
• The governing ethics committee, criticized for being largely for show, is tasked with investigating the scandal's impact on political ethics.

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