Kenta Izumi

In early 2022, it emerged that the former Constitutional Democratic Party had paid approximately 15 million yen to the Choose Life Project video platform without clearly disclosing its partisan funding to the public. Izumi, who became president after the payments, ordered a review but subsequently considered the internal explanation sufficient and did not establish an independent commission, prompting criticism over transparency.

State of the evidence

Earlier funding documented; controversy over its handling and the internal investigation

Legal status — source text

No personal criminal involvement by Izumi; the original funding predated his presidency.

Attribution

Izumi is not held responsible for the original payment; responsibility limited to his response as CDP president