2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal

Beginning in November 2023, a scandal involving the misuse of campaign funds by members of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan's conservative Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai and Shisuikai factions became public after it was revealed the faction had failed to report over ¥600 million in campaign funds and stored them in illegal slush funds.

The scandal has had profound effects on the LDP and Japanese politics as a whole. The LDP's response to the scandal saw all of the party's internal factions (except for Shikōkai) formally disbanding themselves, significantly reshaping the party’s internal dynamics. Several LDP lawmakers, including incumbents Yasutada Ōno and Yaichi Tanigawa, were indicted and subsequently resigned from the party. Amid sustained public backlash, the LDP lost its majorities in both the 2024 general election and the 2025 House of Councillors election. Further, in October 2025, the party’s junior coalition partner Komeito ended its 26-year alliance with the LDP, citing dissatisfaction with the party's handling of the scandal under new president Sanae Takaichi.

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