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Request for dissolution of Unification Church 'difficult'

A Cabinet minister has said it would be difficult to request a court order to dissolve the Unification Church under the current circumstances, following calls to do so from the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales, which supports victims of the group formally known as the Family Federation for…

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Political Pulse / Abe's death puts focus on Kishida's contrasting leadership qualities

"The different streams, having their sources in different places, all mingle their water in the sea."

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Unification Church followers breaking ties with group

A number of followers are breaking ties with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, amid the lingering issue of massive donations made to the group.

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Japan Kishida's support hits low on his party's ties to controversial church

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government slid to the lowest of his one-year tenure on doubts about his party's disclosure of ties to the controversial Unification Church, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

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Kishida pledges to act on state funeral rules, 'spiritual sales'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faced a barrage of questions from opposition party representatives about issues including the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and links between his party's lawmakers and the Unification Church during a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

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Poll: Kishida failed to win understanding for Abe state funeral

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Cabinet are being buffeted by three controversial issues: the Unification Church, the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the soaring prices of goods, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun public opinion poll.

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Political Pulse / Opposition parties must show they have ability to govern

As the extraordinary Diet session begins in October, opposition parties will take center stage. They will be questioning Cabinet ministers and government officials to keep a harsh spotlight on the deep relations between the religious group known as the Unification Church and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The church is…

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Japan's Kishida vows to regain trust in church controversy

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will humbly listen to people’s “harsh voices” criticizing his governing party’s cozy ties to the ultra-conservative Unification Church and help victims of its allegedly fraudulent businesses and huge donation collection

The Independent UK

Unification Church seeks information on damages claims from consumer centers

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification asked consumer centers around the nation to provide information about cases in which people sought help regarding damage claims related to the federation, the Consumer Affairs Agency has confirmed.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida took the lead for Abe's state funeral

Despite the split in public opinion, a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was held Tuesday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had positioned the event as "a ceremony to express [to Abe] the condolences of the entire nation," but some have criticized the government for handling the matter poorly.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Church Drama Is a Dilemma for Kishida

Distaste for Abe and his fellow politicians’ links to the Unification Church has propelled a moral panic about controversial religious organizations in Japan, bringing to mind the media-driven alarm following the sarin gas attacks in 1995.

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Japan holds a controversial state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and drew angry protests.

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Why is Shinzo Abe’s state funeral sparking protests in Japan?

The former prime minister was assassinated in July while delivering a campaign speech

Evening Standard

Japan mourns Shinzo Abe as rare and controversial state funeral begins

Former premier’s funeral is a controversial occasion with events seen as an endorsement for Mr Abe’s conservative church

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Analysis-Shinzo Abe's divisive legacy lingers in Japanese policy

Two months after he was assassinated, Shinzo Abe is still stirring controversy, evidence of how the polarising former premier's legacy is shaping Japanese politics on everything from defence to monetary policy.

The Independent UK

Japan holding state funeral for ex-leader Abe amid tensions

Tension, rather than sadness, is filling Japan as a rare state funeral for the assassinated former leader Shinzo Abe deeply splits the nation

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The church linked to Abe’s killing, Japan’s political troubles

Controversy erupts after Shinzo Abe’s assassin says he killed the former leader over his support for a ‘religious cult’.

Reuters

With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to divisive Abe

With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday at the first state funeral for a former premier in 55 years - a ceremony that has become as controversial as he was in life.

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EXPLAINER: Why is Japan split over Abe's state funeral?

A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan

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Though Lauded Abroad, Japan’s Abe Leaves Complicated Legacy at Home

Abe’s mixed legacy helps explain the public backlash against his state funeral, which is opposed by a large majority of Japanese.

Reuters

Why Japan is divided over Shinzo Abe's state funeral

A lavish, taxpayer-funded funeral for Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has triggered a public backlash against the ruling party he led for years.

France 24

Breaking down the Unification Church scandal in Japan

Anger is growing in Japan over the state funeral for Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. The former prime minister had links to the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation based in South Korea. We find out more about the relationship between the sect and Japan's political elite by…

Reuters

Japan's funeral for divisive slain PM Shinzo Abe fuels backlash

Japan will honour former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a rare state funeral on Tuesday, a ceremony that has become a flashpoint for public anger over political scandal and deepened opposition to successor Fumio Kishida.

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Unification Church says it accepted ‘excessive’ donations from mother of suspect in Abe killing

Church official says he was upset to hear suspect told police his anger towards church led to attack on former Japanese PM

Bangkok Post

Abe's expensive state funeral divides taxpayers

In a country where voters are increasingly opposed to a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, support for the event remains high among younger Japanese who see themselves as having benefited from his economic policies during his record run as premier.

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