Japan opposition parties rally around political funding issue

Opposition calls for consolidation of fundraising activities; ruling LDP disagrees

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From left to right, Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Yoshihiko Noda, and Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- A political funding issue that unraveled the 26-year-old partnership between Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito party has expanded to become a rallying point for opposition groups to unite against the LDP.

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