14. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a political party during a non-election specific period?

Chapter 20, Question 20b (page 35): "Individual donation to the political parties and political organizations are restricted to 20 million yen (US$206,424) annually." Chapter 20, Question 20c (page 35): "Political donations by corporations, labor unions and the other organizations are restricted to 7.5 million yen to 30 million yen (US$77,421 to US$309,666), with specific ceilings for organizations that are determined by the amount of capital, number of union members and other factors." (Source: Global Integrity Report (2008) Scorecard: Japan 2008. Available at http://report.globalintegrity.org/Japan/2008/scorecard)

Art 21.3, An individual shall not contribute more than 20 million yen per year to political parties and political fund organizations. And as for corporations and trade unions, the upper limit of the total contribution to political parties and political fund organizations ranges from 7.5 million to 100 million yen, which is determined based on the capital of the company or the number of members of the trade union. [description, not direct quote] (Source: Political Funds Control Act, 1948 (as amended by Act No. 135 of 2007))