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Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi has vowed to tackle growing public distrust in politics "with a sense of crisis" following a political funds scandal involving factions in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/27/japan/politics/chief-cabinet-secretary-interview/?utm_content=buffer05a21&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yoshimasahayashi #cabinet #politicalfunds #wages #usbases #northkorea