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The government has launched an investigation into the Unification Church in response to public outrage over its links to the ruling party.
Japan opened an investigation into the Unification Church on Tuesday, which might jeopardize its legal standing, following the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July, which revealed the church's strong links to the ruling party and sparked public outrage.
The inquiry ma...
Minister of Culture Kishida has been tasked with looking into the Unification Church.
After tight ties between the Unification Church and MPs in the ruling party were uncovered after the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida launched an investigation into the church on Monday.
Growing outrage that members of his Libera...
Kishida offers financial aid to anyone who have been harmed by the Unification Church.
Fumio Kishida, prime minister of Japan, said on Tuesday that the government is aware that the controversial Unification Church may have previously broken the law and that it is keen to work for legal reforms to help people financially damaged by the church.
The Kishida government has de...
A former member of the Unification Church holds a press conference, which the church attempts to disrupt.
On Friday, the controversial Unification Church sent a statement reportedly signed by the former believer's parents to prevent her from speaking out at a press conference about the abuses she and other followers allegedly suffered at the hands of the church.
Sayuri Ogawa's paren...
The head of Japan's lower house has promised to clarify the government's ties to the Unification Church
After opposition parties in Japan's Diet demanded an explanation from lower house chief Hiroyuki Hosoda on Thursday, Hosoda stated his willingness to do so.
Leader of the biggest opposition party in Japan, Kenta Izumi, called for an extraordinary session of parliament on Wednesday t...
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...
Kishida swears to break the LDP's links to the Unification Church.
According to the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida he stated that The Unification Church, which has gained attraction among the people after the death of former leader Shinzo Abe they will be forced to end its links with parliamentarians.
According to Kishida he announced at a press conferen...