Japan's ruling party zeroes in on ex-PM, others over tax cut bill walkouts

Kyodo News · KYODO NEWS · 2026-11-08 03:18 UTC

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is urging four members, including former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, to explain themselves, after their walkouts ahead of a vote on a bill to implement a consumption tax cut sent ripples through the party.

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