Petition found in box that stopped Abe murder hearing: Japanese media
A SUSPICIOUS package that prompted the cancellation of a hearing for the man accused of murdering former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe...
Man who allegedly shot Japan’s ex-prime minister Abe charged with murder
JAPANESE prosecutors have indicted the man suspected of killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a local district court said on Friday (Jan...
Japan PM orders probe into Unification Church
JAPAN’S Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered on Monday a government probe into the Unification Church, after the assassination of former premier Shinzo...
How Abe’s murder increased scrutiny of the Unification Church
THE assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe has renewed scrutiny of the Unification Church in Japan, with accusations being made that...
Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM’s office
A MAN was taken to hospital unconscious after apparently setting himself on fire near the office of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
With flowers and a gun salute, Japan bids farewell to Abe
With flowers, prayers and a 19-gun salute, Japan honoured slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Sep 27) at the first...
Japan's ruling party says half its MPs had Unification Church ties
Around half of Japan’s ruling party lawmakers have had dealings with the Unification Church, an official said Thursday (Sep 8), after the...
State funeral for Japan’s Abe will cost about 1.7b yen
THE state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will cost about 1.7 billion yen (S$17 million), the top government spokesperson...
Japan PM Kishida apologises for his party’s ties with Unification Church
AMID sliding approval ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologised for his party’s links with the controversial Unification Church, vowing to win...
Japan to spend US$1.83m on ex-PM Abe’s state funeral
JAPAN will spend US$1.83 million on a state funeral for slain former leader Shinzo Abe, the government said on Friday (Aug 26)...