TOKYO, Oct 28, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday blamed a dire election result for his ruling coalition on "suspicion, mistrust and anger" over a funding scandal.

"The biggest factor was that people's suspicion, mistrust and anger had not been erased on the issue of money and politics," he told reporters when asked why the coalition had lost its majority in Sunday's vote.