By The Japan Times,Web Master

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Momentum for political reform in Japan, sparked by the slush fund scandal involving fundraising events of ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, has waned.The previous ordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, ended without a resolution on reform, as advocates of stricter disclosure of political donations from corporations and other organizations could not reach agreement with proponents of a ‘ban in principle.’ A conclusion was deferred as a result.In the July election for the House of Councilors, the upper chamber of the Diet, measures to address rising prices were the dominant campaign issue, leaving no room for in-depth debate on the issue of politics and money. The discussion will now be carried over to the extraordinary Diet session in the autumn, after the LDP leadership election.