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Unification Church under fire over donations, 'spiritual sales'

In the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Unification Church has come under criticism over the large donations it receives from its followers and so-called spiritual sales tactics, which involve cajoling people into buying goods by claiming they bring supernatural benefits.

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Political Pulse / Kishida faces a political landscape greatly altered by Abe's death

The shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had a major impact on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. As president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Kishida is doing his best to keep the party's Abe faction in line so that the government can run smoothly.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan PM Kishida's support tumbles, hit by questions over church and COVID

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government has tumbled, battered by questions about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church and its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public opinion poll.

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Komeito to begin security discussions in earnest

Komeito will begin full-scale discussions this week ahead of revisions to three documents related to defense matters, including the National Security Strategy.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Lawsuit seeks injunction against state funeral for Abe

Members of a citizens' group filed a lawsuit Friday in Osaka District Court seeking an injunction against a planned state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, claiming that the event has no legal basis and is unconstitutional.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Unification Church members accuse Japanese media of bias over Abe killing

Thousands of Unification Church members gathered in Seoul on Thursday to protest what they call discriminatory and unfair Japanese media coverage of their church since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.

Reuters

Unification Church followers decry 'biased' Japanese media

Thousands of Unification Church followers have rallied in South Korea protesting negative Japanese media coverage after the suspect in the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe blamed the church for his family’s troubles

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Japan ministers visit war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions

Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours dead including class-A war criminals

The Guardian - AU

Japan PM Promises to Never Again Wage War, Ministers Visit Controversial Shrine

Japan's premier Fumio Kishida vowed to never again wage war on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender while members of his cabinet visited a controversial shrine to mark the date, annoying South Korea and likely also irking China. With the Yasukuni Shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's…

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Japan marks WWII's end, Kishida doesn't mention aggression

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed Japan’s no-war pledge at a somber ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the country's World War II defeat, but he did not mention Japanese wartime aggression

The Independent UK

Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead

Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours war dead, angering South Korea and China.

Reuters

V.P. Harris to make 1st trip to Japan for Abe funeral

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Japan to attend the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scheduled for Sept. 27, sources in the Japanese government told The Yomiuri Shimbun. If realized, it will be her first visit to Japan since taking office.

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U.S. Vice President Harris to attend Abe's state funeral - Nikkei

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral on Sept. 27, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday.

Reuters

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago was a 'nightmare' environment for housing classified documents, experts say

It contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, a private beach and, until recently, some of America's most classified documents. As the FBI launches an investigation, experts reveal the threat to national security at the former president's luxurious Mar-a-Lago.

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Mar-a-Lago, a security ‘nightmare’ that housed classified records

Classified US government documents were seized from Donald Trump’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida.

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Japanese minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead: Report

Yasukuni shrine for war dead is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s former military aggression.

Reuters

Japan cabinet minister visits Yasukuni shrine for war dead - Kyodo

Japan's industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday became the first member of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni shrine for war dead in Tokyo, Kyodo news agency reported.

Reuters

Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan's cabinet amid questions over church -surveys

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amidst anger about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church, opinion polls conducted by media groups indicated on Friday.

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The Hindu

The grammar of VIP security

If checks are carried out before the arrival of the VIP and access control is ensured after, assassinations are largely preventable

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With reshuffled cabinet, PM Kishida gets to work in choosing next BOJ head

With a cabinet reshuffle out of the way, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's search for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor will intensify in coming months with a small but possible chance of a dark horse getting the job.

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Suspect acted calmly, purposefully before attack

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead just over a month ago on July 8. Since that time, Nara prefectural police investigations have revealed that the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, acted calmly and with purpose in the days leading up to the incident.

The Guardian - UK

Japanese PM shakes up cabinet amid anger over Unification church links

Reshuffle comes after murder of Shinzo Abe put spotlight on ruling party’s ties with religious movement

Reuters

Factbox-Profiles of Japanese cabinet ministers after Kishida reshuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dropping some ministers with links to the Unification Church.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffles cabinet amid growing concerns over controversial Unification Church ties

The younger brother of slain former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is among those ministers with connections to a controversial church who have been removed from cabinet.

Reuters

Japan PM shuffles cabinet as anger deepens over ties to Unification Church

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday amid growing public anger about the ruling party's ties to the controversial Unification Church, saying the group had held no sway over party policy.

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