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Petition found in box that stopped Abe murder hearing: Japanese media

Nara District Public Prosecutors Office has indicted Tetsuya Yamagami on murder charges, as well as for violating gun laws.
International

Man who allegedly shot Japan’s ex-prime minister Abe charged with murder

The Tokyo headquarters of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, known as the Unification Church, in Shibuya, Tokyo on Sept 27, 2022.
International

Japan PM orders probe into Unification Church

Hideyuki Teshigawara, general manager of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU), widely known as the Unification Church, speaks during a press conference at the FFWPU Tokyo headquarters on Sept 22, 2022.
International

How Abe’s murder increased scrutiny of the Unification Church

Police officers and firefighters investigate at the site where a man who was protesting a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set himself on fire, near Prime Minster Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan Sept 21, 2022.
International

Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM’s office

Thousands of people are gathered in Tokyo to attend the state funeral for former prime minister Shinzo Abe.
International

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

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi said a probe found some lawmakers had accepted support for election campaigns from the church and its spin-off groups.
International

Japan's ruling party says half its MPs had Unification Church ties

An announcement of the costs would mark a change in direction for the government, which earlier said it would reveal the total figure after the event.
International

State funeral for Japan’s Abe will cost about 1.7b yen

Revelations of long-running links between some lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the controversial Unification church have caused headache for Japan PM Fumio Kishida.
International

Japan PM Kishida apologises for his party’s ties with Unification Church

Support for Kishida's Cabinet totalled 46 per cent, down from 59 per cent in the previous survey 3 weeks ago, while the disapproval rating rose to 28 per cent from 21 per cent over the same period, NHK said.
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Support for Japan PM's Cabinet lowest since it was formed: NHK

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