Business circles’ outrageous demand for consumption tax hike

The LDP has a good reason to stick to an increase in the consumption tax rate because this is a firm policy of business circles, the LDP’s most reliable supporter.

JCP Ichida criticizes two LDP presidential candidates

JCP Secretariat Head Ichida criticized the two candidates in the LDP presidential election for promising that they will continue the “structural reform” policy that is increasing poverty and social disparities.

All parties except JCP depend on corporate donations and tax money: 2006 political funds reports

Corporate donations and government subsidies have made political parties degenerate into entities financially separated from the public and led them into corruption as shown in the office expenses scandals.