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The speaker of the lower chamber of parliament has denied that any religious organization backed his or her election.
Hiroyuki Hosoda, the speaker of Japan's lower house, has denied receiving help from the controversial Unification Church in previous campaigns, but has revealed new encounters with the group, a legislator said on Friday, heightening skepticism over how close he has been to it.
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The Japanese lower house speaker has admitted to having ties to the Unification Church.
There has been rising pressure on Japan's lower house chief to explain his questionable ties to the Unification Church, and on Thursday, he finally did so.
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hiroyuki Hosoda, released a statement in which he admitted to speaking at three re...