The ruling LDP party has to dissolve some of its traditional centers of power because of the donations scandal. The Prime Minister promises clarification, but is increasingly losing popularity.

Dhe scandal over concealed donation income is shaking Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party to its foundations and is leading to increasing discontent among the population. Under the pressure of the investigations against central figures in the party, several of the sub-groups that have always formed the party's framework and play a decisive role, for example, in the allocation of ministerial positions, have now dissolved. Now Prime Minister Fumio Kishida also had to announce the dissolution of the faction, which he led until recently, after the Tokyo public prosecutor's office discovered irregularities there too.

The largest and most powerful faction of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has since been assassinated, has also disbanded. Kishida had already forced the five ministers belonging to this group out of his cabinet a few weeks ago. For years, politicians from the major factions had not fully declared income from fundraising parties and thus funneled millions of dollars into slush funds.