As the end of the year approaches, governments around the world are grappling with divisions over government spending as new parties take power and multi-party coalitions begin to fray. One country – Japan – is grappling with a slush fund scandal of the government’s own making. Summary As the end of the year approaches, governments around the world are grappling with divisions over government spending as new parties take power and multi-party coalitions begin to fray. One country – Japan …