Sanae Takaichi's Office Under Fire for "Election Gifts," Rekindling Political Funding Distrust
News has emerged from a Shukan Bunshun investigation that the office of Sanae Takaichi, a prominent member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), distributed catalog gifts worth tens of thousands of yen as "election celebration gifts" to LDP members who won seats in the recent general election, causing a significant stir. Multiple Diet members' offices have confirmed receipt, and it has been reported that Takaichi's policy secretary's younger brother sometimes personally handed them over at the Diet Members' Office Building. The distributed catalog gifts are believed to be from Kintetsu Department Store, wrapped in paper clearly inscribed with "Congratulations, Sanae Takaichi." Multiple media outlets, including Kyodo News, have also reported this fact, stating that the gifts were worth approximately 30,000 yen. This revelation comes amid deep public distrust over "money in politics," especially following the recent factional slush fund scan...