Political Scandal in Japan and the LDP Slush Fund Controversy
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F02819180%3A_____%2F25%3A%230000152" target="_blank" >RIV/02819180:_____/25:#0000152 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asia-pacific-journal/article/political-scandal-in-japan-and-the-ldp-slush-fund-controversy/B531475ACB60C68A2C1226A6C4E25A78" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/asia-pacific-journal/article/political-scandal-in-japan-and-the-ldp-slush-fund-controversy/B531475ACB60C68A2C1226A6C4E25A78</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/apj.2025.10017" target="_blank" >10.1017/apj.2025.10017</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Political Scandal in Japan and the LDP Slush Fund Controversy
Original language description
This paper offers an in-depth analysis of the massive political scandal of 2023–2024, in which dozens of lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) received undeclared funds from their factions. First, it provides a detailed timeline of the scandal and places it within the broader historical context of political scandals in Japan. Next, it examines the roles and actions of key participants, including power actors (politicians, secretaries, whistleblowers, prosecutors, and the prime minister) and media actors (mainstream newspapers, tabloid magazines, and political papers). Finally, the paper discusses two possible outcomes of the scandal: an optimistic scenario, where the scandal spurs meaningful reforms, and a pessimistic scenario, where it results in minimal or no transformative change.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL-JAPAN FOCUS
ISSN
1557-4660
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
August 2025
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
1-13
UT code for WoS article
001547742900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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