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Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activitiesJapan’s government has asked a court to strip the Unification church of its status, amid growing criticism of the group’s fundraising activities after…
Read MoreMan detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speechThe Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has escaped unhurt after he was apparently targeted by an explosive device on Saturday morning. It comes less tha…
Read MoreUnification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and mistrust of partyIn the days after Shinzo Abe was shot dead last summer while making an election campaign speech, commentators struggled to art…
Read MoreInvestigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to ruling partyJapan’s government has launched an investigation into the Unification church, five months after the former prime minister Shinzo Abe …
Read MoreMove marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakersJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has ordered an investigation into the Unification church as he attempts to revive his political fo…
Read MoreFootage on social media shows hundreds of people protesting in Tokyo outside the state funeral of Shinzo Abe, a former prime minister of Japan who was shot dead during a campaign speech three months ago. Investigators believed the attacker bore a …
Read MorePublic anger at cost of ceremony for former PM and revelations over his party’s ties to religious groupA state funeral for Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been held in Tokyo amid public anger over the cost of the ceremony and …
Read MoreMore than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between Abe’s party and Unification ChurchThe US vice-president, Kamala Harris, the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and British foreign secretar…
Read MoreChurch official says he was upset to hear suspect told police his anger towards church led to attack on former Japanese PMThe Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan’s governing party have emerged after the assassination of former prime ministe…
Read MoreProtester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification churchA man has set himself alight near the Japanese prime minister’s office, apparently in protest against next…
Read MorePublic opposition to ceremony grows over cost to taxpayer and ex-PM’s ties to Unification churchJapan will spend about 1.65bn yen (£10.1m) on the increasingly controversial state funeral for the former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead durin…
Read MoreThe church had built close ties with Fumio Kishida’s ruling party and a host of conservative lawmakersJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has announced that his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification church after a widening scandal caused b…
Read MoreItaru Nakamura says fresh start needed after assassination ‘to ensure this never happens again’ Japan’s most senior police officer has said he will resign to take responsibility for security lapses leading up to the fatal shooting last month of the for…
Read MoreChurch has been in the spotlight since the shooting of Abe Shinzo, but Fumio Kishida insists no relationship exists between the LDP and the groupJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has urged senior members of his party to sever their ties with a con…
Read MoreReshuffle comes after murder of Shinzo Abe put spotlight on ruling party’s ties with religious movementJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has removed ministers associated with the Unification church in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at reviving his fort…
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