Kokumin and Komeito to Submit Bill Limiting Corporate Donations to Party HQs and Prefectural Chapters, Setting ¥20 Million Per-Recipient Cap

Overview

• Kokumin deputy leader Motohisa Furukawa and Komeito Secretary-General Junji Nishida agreed to file the amendment during the current extraordinary Diet session.
• The proposal confines recipients of corporate and group donations to national party headquarters and prefectural party organizations.
• The plan retains the existing overall annual donation ceiling while introducing a ¥20 million cap to any single recipient, reflecting a 20% share of the current maximum.
• The Constitutional Democratic Party signaled support for the initiative, whereas the Liberal Democratic Party expressed strong opposition.
• Because Kokumin, Komeito, and the Constitutional Democrats lack a majority, the stances of the LDP and Japan Innovation Party are expected to determine the bill’s trajectory in deliberations.