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UNIFICATION

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2022
Japan discusses guidelines for Unification Church probe
The discussions came after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed an investigation be launched into the church based on the 'right to question' under the Religious Corporations Law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2022
Former health minister Shigeyuki Goto set to become economy minister
Goto will replace Daishiro Yamagiwa, who stepped down amid mounting public criticism over his ties with the controversial Unification Church.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2022
Japan economy minister quits over Unification Church links
'I've caused trouble for the administration' by not being forthcoming over ties to the religious group, Daishiro Yamagiwa told reporters after tendering his resignation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 24, 2022
Second generation of Unification Church followers begin to speak out
Growing up constrained by the church's doctrine and expected to act as role models for believers, some children suffer when trying to seek their own religious freedom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
Unification Church sought 'policy accords' with LDP members
The document appeared to be that on a de facto policy accord, showing conditions for receiving support from the Unification Church side in the Lower House poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
Rival parties work together to craft bills helping 'spiritual sales' victims
By reaching out to the opposition, Kishida could pass a bill faster while dampening the momentum of opposition members grilling him on the issue of the Unification Church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2022
LDP heavyweight Toshimitsu Motegi seen as solidifying foothold in his party faction
With approval ratings for the Cabinet plunging, some LDP members speculate that Motegi — regarded by some as a possible successor to Kishida — is trying to increase his presence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2022
Kishida may request court to strip Unification Church of 'religious corporation' status
Depending on the outcome of the investigation and judgment by a court, the Unification Church could lose its status as a religious corporation and be deprived of tax benefits.
Japan Times
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 Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
Kishida instructs minister to launch probe into Unification Church
The move — the first time the government will exercise its questioning right under law — could open the door to a court order for the Unification Church's dissolution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2022
Kishida weighs probe into controversial Unification Church
Should the probe be carried out and depending on its outcome, the sources said the government could issue a dissolution order under the religious corporations law to the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2022
Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church
Support for Kishida's Cabinet slumped to 35% from about 40% a month ago in a weekend poll by Kyodo news.
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
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2022
Japan's Lower House chief denies electoral support from religious group
Hiroyuki Hosoda has admitted to having additional meetings with the Unification Church and affiliated groups.
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 Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2022
Japan's lower house chief vows to explain ties to Unification Church
Connections between LDP members and the church have come under scrutiny amid concern that the group may have sought to exert political influence.
Japan Times
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
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2022
Kishida administration to mark one year in office amid mounting challenges
The prime minister's approval ratings have plummeted over issues related to the controversial state funeral and LDP lawmakers' ties to the Unification Church.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2022
Lower House speaker admits to ties with Unification Church
The revelation could deal a fresh blow to the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the fall parliamentary session.
'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.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
The skyline of central Mumbai's financial district
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
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.
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.

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