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Shinzo Abe

April 2024

  • PM Fumio Kishida addressing Japan's parliament

    Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida

    Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approaches

October 2023

  • A person walks past a branch of the Unification church in Tokyo

    Japan asks court to strip Unification church of religious status

    Move comes after assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe and growing criticism of fundraising activities

April 2023

  • A man, on the ground, who threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb is caught at a port in Wakayama, western Japan, during prime minister Fumio Kishida’s visit on Saturday

    Japan’s PM escapes explosion unharmed after suspected attack

    Man detained after what looked like a smoke bomb was thrown at Fumio Kishida just before speech

January 2023

  • Shinzo Abe’s state funeral in September 2022

    How Shinzo Abe’s murder and his ties to Moonies blindsided Japanese politics

    Unification church’s links to ruling Liberal Democrat politicians have led to controversy over donations and mistrust of party

November 2022

  • Wellwishers gather at a state funeral for late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September.

    Japan begins inquiry into Unification church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing

    Investigation will focus on church’s finance and organisation amid public dismay at extent of its links to ruling party

October 2022

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    In his 36-year career, Kojima has become one of the world’s best-known game directors – and he has never been keener to welcome fans into his world
  • Fumio Kishida

    Japan’s PM orders Unification church investigation as scandal engulfs party

    Move marks a reversal for Fumio Kishida who was reluctant to scrutinise Moonies’ connections with his own lawmakers
  • A portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hangs on the stage during his state funeral on 27 September in Tokyo.

    Today in Focus
    How the assassination of Shinzo Abe became a political scandal in Japan

    The killing of the former prime minister shocked Japan, and the ensuing scandal has shaken the government, says Justin McCurry in Tokyo

September 2022

  • Tens of thousands of police have been deployed in Tokyo for the state funeral of former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe amid fears over security risks

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    Japanese police hold protesters back outside Shinzo Abe's state funeral – video

  • Mourners line up to pay their respects during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo

    State funeral for Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo amid controversy

  • Shinzo Abe in 2013

    Shinzo Abe funeral: world figures fly in to political storm over state service for Japan former PM

  • Protesters hold banners in Tokyo last month against the coming state funeral for Shinzo Abe

    Unification Church says it accepted ‘excessive’ donations from mother of suspect in Abe killing

  • Shinzo Abe: man sets himself alight in protest at state funeral for killed Japan PM

  • Japan’s state funeral for Shinzo Abe to cost more than £10m

August 2022

  • Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida.

    Japan’s PM cuts ties to Unification church after Shinzo Abe death

    The church had built close ties with Fumio Kishida’s ruling party and a host of conservative lawmakers
  • Itaru Nakamura at a press conference in Tokyo.

    Japan’s police chief to resign after fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

    Itaru Nakamura says fresh start needed after assassination ‘to ensure this never happens again’

    • Japan PM’s popularity dives over party links to Unification church

    • Japanese PM shakes up cabinet amid anger over Unification church links

    • Revelations since Shinzo Abe death shed light on Moonies’ influence

July 2022

  • Protesters hold a rally outside the prime minister’s office in Tokyo against the decision to hold a state funeral for Shinzo Abe

    Plan for Shinzo Abe state funeral faces growing opposition

    Cabinet has approved event for 27 September but critics question cost and possible political exploitation
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