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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

The Independent UK

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.

The News Lens

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.

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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…

France 24

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.

Reuters

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

The Guardian - AU

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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Unification Church pledges reforms after Abe's assassination

The Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan’s governing party have emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has acknowledged it accepted “excessive” donations from the suspect’s mother

The Independent UK

A man sets himself on fire in an apparent protest of Japanese leader Abe's funeral

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.

WEKU

Horror as man sets himself on fire in protest before Japan's ex-Prime Minster's funeral

Controversy surrounding the state funeral of Shinzo Abe has continued after a man set himself on fire in a protest, resulting in him being left unconscious and a police officer left injured

Daily Mirror

Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at former PM state funeral

A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday in an apparent protest at the government's decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year, media reported.

Reuters

Kishida pivots focus from church as approval ratings stay in free fall

The approval ratings of the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have been declining with no clear prospect of recovery, according to surveys by major media organizations, with the government and the ruling parties feeling a growing sense of crisis.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan's LDP to release updated list of members with links to Unification Church - Kyodo

The secretary-general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said on Tuesday the party will release an updated list of members who have had connections with the controversial Unification Church, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Lawyers' group demands dissolution of Unification Church

The education minister was called on to ask a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church in a statement issued Friday by a lawyers' organization.

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Unification Church issue continues to dog LDP lawmakers

Even after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party released on Thursday the results of a survey of its lawmakers over their links to the religious group known as the Unification Church, unrest within the party has not abated.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Almost half of LDP lawmakers had ties with Unification Church

Among the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's 379 Diet members, 179 had connections with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, the party has disclosed.

The Independent UK

Half of Japan governing lawmakers tied to Unification Church

Japan’s governing party says an internal survey has found that nearly half of its national lawmakers had ties to the Unification Church, in a widening controversy that emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Reuters

Japan ruling party says 179 of 379 lawmakers had interactions with Unification Church

A top official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday said a party investigation found that 179 of 379 lawmakers had interactions with the Unification Church and 17 received election help.

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Unification Church ex-members in Japan rail at politicians who embraced it

When Sun Myung Moon, the Korean founder of the Unification Church, needed money for its extensive spiritual and business ventures he would look to Japan, according to some former members.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Support for Kishida Cabinet nearly unchanged at 50%

A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun conducted Friday through Sunday found that the approval rating for the Kishida Cabinet stood at 50%, nearly unchanged from 51% in a previous poll conducted on Aug. 10-11.

Reuters

Kishida disapproval rate edges above 40% on church ties, Abe funeral

Disapproval of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet edged above 40% for the first time, propelled by doubts over whether his ruling party would ever be free of ties to the Unification Church, according to a public opinion poll.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Daily entries to Japan to be raised to 50,000 from Sept. 7

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measures against the novel coronavirus, raising the daily limit on entries to 50,000 people from Sept. 7. During a morning press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, Kishida also apologized for the Liberal Democratic Party's relationship…

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling LDP party will cut ties with the Unification Church

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says politicians need to be mindful about their relationship with "problematic" organisations as he apologies for ties to the controversial South Korean church.

The Independent UK

Japan PM apologizes for party's church links, will cut ties

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling party will cut ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal trigged by former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination last month

Reuters

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 back public trust by severing such ties and tightening vigilance over political activities.

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