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2024 Japan Political Funding Reports Show Takaichi Leads Income as Corporate Donations Concentrate in LDP Branches

The disclosures signal a pivot toward large personal gifts alongside centralized transfers that concentrate resources in ruling party entities.

Overview

  • Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reported ¥255.37 million in 2024 income, the highest among party leaders, fueled by ¥140.17 million in personal donations.
  • Her receipts included multiple single ¥10 million gifts and a ¥30 million contribution from a Nara religious corporation, and she held no fundraising parties.
  • Corporate and organizational donations totaled ¥27.3248 billion, with ¥24.7802 billion directed to Liberal Democratic Party branches.
  • Party-branch corporate donations rose 38.9% from 2023, as LDP headquarters received ¥22.8 billion from the Kokumin Seiji Kyokai funding body.
  • In regional tallies, LDP Vice President Taro Aso reported ¥248.486 million, the largest in Kyushu and Okinawa and second nationwide.