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SHINZO ABE ASSASSINATION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2022
How Japan's political system linked the Unification Church with lawmakers
One problem faced by Japan is that there are institutional and customary factors that allow fringe organizations to maintain access to politicians at the highest levels of government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2022
Kishida defends state funeral for Abe as 'appropriate' during parliamentary debate
Some opposition parties have criticized Abe's nationalistic views, with the Japanese Communist Party saying it will boycott the state funeral, claiming it is unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2022
White House confirms Vice President Kamala Harris will attend Abe state funeral
Harris' visit to Japan for the ceremony will be her first since she was sworn in as vice president in January 2021. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also confirmed attendance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Estimated costs for Abe state funeral rise to ¥1.66 billion
The original estimate of u00a5250 million has risen now that the cost of security and welcoming overseas dignitaries has been factored in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Government allocates additional ¥1.4 billion for Abe's state funeral
Late last month, the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it would pay u00a5249 million of taxpayers' money for the Sept. 27 funeral.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japanese government denies preferential treatment in bid for Abe state funeral
Murayama Inc. — which organized cherry blossom viewing parties for five straight years from 2015 under Abe — was the only firm to participate in the tender for the Sept. 27 state funeral.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japan starts consultation service for Unification Church woes
The service will mainly introduce professional consultation entities, including those offering legal help to resolve troubles with the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2022
At least 146 LDP lawmakers had dealings with Unification Church, survey shows
Connections to the church became a source of controversy after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination on July 8.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
Kishida to answer questions on Abe state funeral in parliament
Opposition parties have asked the prime minister to attend parliamentary committee sessions on the state funeral as the public remains divided over holding the event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2022
Kishida to hold news conference over decision to hold Abe state funeral
Kishida, who has been working remotely from his official residence since he was found to be infected with COVID-19 on Aug. 21, is scheduled to return to work on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2022
Opposition CDP asks Kishida to explain state funeral for Abe
While the Cabinet has approved a u00a5249 million allocation of taxpayers' money for the state funeral, the CDP's Jun Azumi said the actual cost is certain to exceed that amount.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2022
LDP surveys lawmakers on Unification Church ties — but names unlikely to be revealed
The party does not plan to publish the names of lawmakers found to have ties with the group, unless they are deemed to have especially deep relations to the religious group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2022
Japanese police agency plans to overhaul how it protects dignitaries
The agency's report on security procedures for Abe has pointed out a series of inadequacies in the planning stages that resulted in a 'vacuum' in the rear of the protective police force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022
Cabinet OKs ¥249 million outlay to pay for Abe state funeral
As the public remains divided over Abe's political legacy and scandals, the Cabinet has no plan to urge ministries to extend their condolences when the funeral is held Sept. 27.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
Top Japan police chief to step down over security failures in Abe assassination
Nakamura had expressed regret for the failure of the police to protect Abe, who was shot to death during a campaign rally on July 8 ahead of the Upper House election two days later.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
State funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to cost ¥250 million
Public opinion has been divided on holding a state funeral for Abe. The most recent state funeral in the nation was held in 1967 for former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2022
Police seek indictment of man who tweeted Kishida assassination threat
The Metropolitan Police referred the case to prosecutors, saying resources were unnecessarily spent responding to baseless threats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2022
India's leader to attend state funeral for Abe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had a close relationship with Abe, will meet with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during the visit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2022
LDP execs and ministers must sever church ties, Kishida says
An increasing number of LDP lawmakers have been tied to the group as the church comes under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2022
Kishida's attempt to reset Unification Church issue backfires
It was revealed that at least seven members of Kishida's new Cabinet had ties to the Unification Church.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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