Political funds raised by local political organizations in Japan's 47 prefectures totaled 172.1 billion yen in 1999, down 2.2 percent from a year earlier, according to a government report released Saturday.
Political donations accounted for 93.9 billion yen of the total, up 6.9 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications said in the report.
Individuals contributed 43.6 billion yen of the total, while companies and organizations provided 19.9 billion yen, it said.