“Since the assassination of former prime minister Abe, there has been a lot of misinformation ... the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, in downtown Seoul, South Korea, on ...

The assassination in 2022 of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, led to an investigation into the group’s political ties and manipulation of its followers to raise funds.

The Unification Church came under scrutiny after the killing of former PM Shinzo Abe in 2022. A scandal over alleged kickbacks has again fuelled public anger at the country's long-ruling party.

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upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Tokyo District Court’s revocation of the church ...

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe floated the idea of Japan “sharing” in the possession of nuclear weapons, as is practiced by some NATO members, a possibility flatly rejected by Prime Minister ...

Shinzo Abe was assassinated in July 2022.Credit: The verdict fulfilled a request by Japan’s Education Ministry, which urged the court in 2023 to dissolve the sect after an investigation ...

this enduring partnership has served as a cornerstone of regional stability in Asia – a development significantly shaped by Japan’s late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo (in office 2006-07 and again ...

The practice of prime ministers handing out gift vouchers dates back at least more than a decade to a period after Shinzo Abe returned the Liberal Democratic Party to power in 2012. Some ruling ...

This file photo taken in September 2022 shows a bronze statue of the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Kaosiung, southern Taiwan. (Central News Agency/Kyodo) TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Taiwan's ...

A Japanese court has ordered the dissolution of the controversial Unification Church linked to the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. The church, formally called the Family ...

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.