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The Latest Breaking News from Unification

Japan asks court to strip Unification church of religious status

Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activities

The Guardian - UK

Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing

Japanese media report the courts may be asked to disband the Unification church amid criticism of ruling party’s ties to organisation

The Guardian - AU

Japan ruling party triumphs in local elections despite criticism over links to Moonies

Support for the Liberal Democratic party had plunged last year as media uncovered its links to the Unification church after the killing of Shinzo Abe

The Guardian - AU

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How Shinzo Abe’s murder and his ties to Moonies blindsided Japanese politics

Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and mistrust of party

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s lower house tightens religious donation rules amid Unification church controversy

Prime minister Fumio Kishida has seen approval ratings plummet since ties between LDP and the church were exposed

The Guardian - AU

Japan begins inquiry into Unification church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing

Investigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to ruling party

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party

Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakers

The Guardian - AU

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State funeral for Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo amid controversy

Public anger at cost of ceremony for former PM and revelations over his party’s ties to religious group

The Guardian - AU

Shinzo Abe funeral: world figures fly in to political storm over state service for Japan former PM

More than 50 past and present leaders to gather amid domestic opposition to ceremony fuelled by links between Abe’s party and Unification Church

The Guardian - AU

Shinzo Abe: man sets himself alight in protest at state funeral for killed Japan PM

Protester sustains widespread burns as Japan wrestles with legacy of leader whose death revealed scale of politicians’ links to Unification church

The Guardian - AU

Japan’s state funeral for Shinzo Abe to cost more than £10m

Public opposition to ceremony grows over cost to taxpayer and ex-PM’s ties to Unification church

The Guardian - UK

Japan PM’s popularity dives over party links to Unification church

Church has been in the spotlight since the shooting of Abe Shinzo, but Fumio Kishida insists no relationship exists between the LDP and the group

The Guardian - AU

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

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

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Revelations since Shinzo Abe death shed light on Moonies’ influence

Details emerge showing Unification church’s political ties go further than Japan’s longest-serving prime minister

The Guardian - AU

Shinzo Abe shooting: who are the ‘Moonies’ and why are they in the spotlight?

Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami blames the Unification church, also known as the Moonies, for bankrupting his family

The Guardian - UK

Shinzo Abe killing: ‘Moonies’ church confirms suspect’s mother is member

Tetsuya Yamagami’s mother attends meetings, says Unification church, after he told investigators of grudge

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