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.
Opposition calls for consolidation of fundraising activities; ruling LDP disagrees

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.
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.