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JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
Unification Church could be stripped of special status after Kishida probe
The group could lose its “religious corporation” status, which makes donations and other revenue made from religious activities exempt from taxation.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2022
LDP faction formerly led by Abe fails to launch new leadership team
Some faction members had called for promoting acting Chairman Ryu Shionoya to succeed Abe, but young and middle-ranking members voiced their opposition.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
LDP punishes veteran lawmaker over Abe 'traitor' remark
In a letter, Seiichiro Murakami said he did not remember his remark clearly, but wanted to retract it and apologize.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2022
Film modeled on Abe shooting suspect draws controversy
The special version was to be screened at 13 theaters, but the plan was shelved at one theater due to a series of threatening phone calls and emails.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2022
Three months on, investigation into Abe shooting suspect continues
Authorities are building a murder case against suspect Tetsuya Yamagami, but are also eyeing other charges, including violations of gun, ordnance and explosives laws.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022
Former Unification Church member recounts fear and hardship as daughter of devout followers
The former member said that as a child she was forced to attend the church's worship services and read its doctrine, and was banned from having romantic relationships.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2022
Delving deeper into Kishida’s post-Abe trust crisis
If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to regain the public's trust, he must break with the ruling party's gerontocracy and modernize Japan's government bureaucracy.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2022
LDP faction that Abe led faces leadership challenges as it picks new chief
How presumed successor Ryu Shionoya fares in managing the group could change the political dynamics within the ruling LDP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 6, 2022
Abe’s mixed legacy haunts the Kishida administration and the nation
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mixed legacies will significantly impact the policies of the current administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2022
The church, the economy and the funeral: CDP leader grills Kishida
The opposition took the prime minister to task over his party's ties to the Unification Church, the state funeral for ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and soaring inflation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 3, 2022
Realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific
Less than a month before he was assassinated, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, set to paper his vision for the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2022
LDP lawmaker's newly uncovered links to Unification Church take total to 180
The ruling party also revealed new connections between the church and 11 of its lawmakers who had already been found to have links to the group.

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