TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering telling two veteran members ensnared in a fundraising scandal to leave the party and disciplining 37 others as embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to put the matter behind him.
Two leaders of former Abe faction could be asked to leave party

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has faced rock-bottom approval ratings since his ruling party became engulfed in a fundraising scandal. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering telling two veteran members ensnared in a fundraising scandal to leave the party and disciplining 37 others as embattled Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to put the matter behind him.