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UNIFICATION

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2022
Japan panel takes up 'spiritual sales' amid Unification Church row
According to officials from the agency and the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, there were 1,435 consultations regarding spiritual sales in fiscal 2021.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Aug 29, 2022
How faith and spirituality shape modern Japan
The religious movement behind the grudge held by the man charged with Abe's assassination has cast a fresh light on how religion is perceived and practiced in the nation.
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 / Politics
Aug 24, 2022
Kishida denies ties as magazine links backer to Unification Church
In a politically awkward development for Kishida, a magazine has reported a chairman of a branch of a Kishida support group is under scrutiny for his ties with the church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2022
14 from opposition CDP had dealings with Unification Church
Politicians' connections to the church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, have become a source of controversy in recent weeks.
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Aug 19, 2022
3,500 Unification Church followers protest against Japanese media reports
Long-standing links between the strongly anti-communist church and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, have hurt the popularity of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2022
LDP policy chief paid fees to Unification Church-linked group
The senior ruling party lawmaker paid u00a515,000 to the Women's Federation for World Peace Japan six times in the name of his supporters' group and an LDP branch, according to his office.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
Japan to launch campaign to support victims of Unification Church
At present, victims have various consultation services they can turn to, but Japan's ministries hope to share information on what kind of problems they are facing to offer better advice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2022
LDP policy chief visited Unification Church-linked facility
Seven members of the new Cabinet have been found to have had links with the church, including by participating in events or paying fees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2022
Over 100 Japan lawmakers had links with Unification Church: survey
In the survey with a response rate of over 80%, 106 had links with the church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2022
At least 20 deputies of Japan Cabinet ministers found to have ties to Unification Church
The revelations add to evidence of what could be a deeply ingrained network of contact between ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and the Unification Church.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2022
Unification Church-affiliated group commemorates Abe in South Korea
At the event organized by the Universal Peace Federation in Seoul, a picture of Abe was shown on a screen with his quote, 'Peace is not given by someone. It should be won.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2022
Unification Church ties likely to weigh on Cabinet despite Kishida's bid for stability
The changes to the Cabinet lineup may do little for the Kishida administration's falling popularity ratings and could impact its efforts to deal with primary policy issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2022
Unification Church ties loom over Kishida's new Cabinet
Some in the reshuffled Cabinet were confirmed to have had relations with the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Aug 9, 2022
Why the Unification Church has become a headache for Kishida
Support for Kishida's cabinet has fallen to the lowest since he took office in October at 46%, with many poll respondents saying they wanted an explanation about ties to the church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2022
Husband who helped wife leave Unification Church now supports others
Groups working to persuade individuals to leave the Unification Church say they face a daunting task.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2022
Lawmaker says he feels responsible over Unification Church name change
Hakubun Shimomura was education minister when the Cultural Affairs Agency, an education ministry arm, approved in 2015 the name change for the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
Number of Unification Church victim group consultations rises after Abe death
A majority of the 94 consultations came from families of believers asking how their kin could leave the church.
'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.
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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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