Nippon Keidanren should explain more fully how its scheme would prevent corrupt corporate ties with politicians, Okazaki added.
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, argues corporate interests should stay out of politics as much as possible.
"We should explore ways to fund politics with parties' membership fees, individual donations and government subsidies," said a Keizai Doyukai spokesman.
The largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, also urged Nippon Keidanren to solicit donations from individuals rather than companies, though it did not clearly oppose the new plan.
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