(Christensen, R., 1996 “The new Japanese electoral system”). Party activities could now be financed with public money based on votes obtained in elections. The maximum total amount of public financing could reach 41.4 million yen per year. (Mainichi Daily News, July 20, 1993: http://www.usc.edu/dept-00/dept/CRF/Book-Alex-Shi/chap14.htm