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Jail for man who commented on Shinzo Abe’s shooting, asked for someone to ‘do the same’ to PM Lee
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How Shiori Itō Took on Her Powerful Rapist and Changed Japan Forever: ‘Black Box Diaries,’ debuting at Sundance, chronicles one young journalist’s mission to ...
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A look back at Japan’s gender laws and fairness in 2023: Gender equality needs to improve to boost Japan’s prospects. What hits and missed opportunities will we ...
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Japan PM Kishida to Fire Ministers Over LDP Political Scandal Over Funds: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is struggling to rein in the widest financial ...
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Japanese deputy finance minister steps down over tax scandal: A Japanese deputy finance minister stepped down on Monday over revelations that he had been ...
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Quick Glance: Japanese Vice Finance Minister Resigns Over Unpaid Taxes
- Kenji Kanda, a ruling party lawmaker, resigned over unpaid property taxes.
- His company had lost land and property four times between 2013 and 2022 due to tax arrears.
- Opposition parties strongly criticize Kanda, who works as a tax accountant in the Finance Ministry.
- Despite tendering his resignation, Kanda initially denied resigning as senior vice finance minister.
Demise of Abe faction may give BOJ freer hand in steering exit | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Japan’s Kishida Announces Stimulus Package as Support Sags: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a larger-than-expected economic stimulus package that ...
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Quick Glance: Japan unveils $113 billion package to counter inflation
- Government announces measures to cushion economic impact of inflation
- Supplementary budget of 13.1 trillion yen to be compiled for current fiscal year
- Total package size, including local government spending and state-backed loans, will be 21.8 trillion yen
- Government estimates package will boost Japan's GDP by around 1.2% on average over next three years
Japan's PM to sack 4 ministers over graft claims: All those set to be fired are from the largest faction within the LDP.
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Church Cited as Motive in Abe Killing Proposes Compensation Fund: The head of a fringe religious group cited as a motivation in the assassination of former ...
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Japan tries for balanced diplomatic response to Israel-Hamas war: TOKYO -- Japan's government has sought to maintain its delicate balance in Middle East ...
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Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church's legal status after Abe killing: Japan's government has asked a court to remove the legal standing and tax breaks ...
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Quick Glance: Japanese government to dissolve Unification Church
- Investigation after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reveals connections between elected members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the church.
- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes this decision following an investigation launched after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2012-2020) in July 2022.
- Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama justifies the request for dissolution by accusing the church of coercing its followers to 'make donations and purchase goods under conditions that prevented them from making normal decisions, thereby inflicting substantial damage and disturbing peace and tranquillity in life.'
- The South Korea-based church, founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) with an estimated 600,000 members in Japan, laments on its website 'a significant decision made based on biased information.'
Japan's Kishida vows measures to cushion blow from rising inflation: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to compensate households for the ...
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After Japan votes to dissolve the Unification Church, ex-members say they fear church's next move
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Japan vows to promote security camera use to curb child sexual abuse - The Mainichi
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Japan Seeks to Dissolve Unification Church After Abe Killing: The assassination of Shinzo Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister ...
nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/asia/unification-church-japan-abe.html
Senior defense official denies sexual assault claim by aideSenior defense official denies sexual assault claim by aide | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
First pretrial procedure for Abe suspect held amid tight security: The defendant, Tetsuya Yamagami, 43, did not attend the closed-door pretrial procedure.
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/crime-legal/abe-shooter-yamagami-first-pretrial/
Japan’s Government Will Seek to Revoke Legal Status of Unification Church: Decades of cozy ties between the church and Japan’s ruling party, revealed in the ...
thediplomat.com/2023/10/japans-government-will-seek-to-revoke-legal-status-of-unification-church/
Inflation, Rising Prices Have Voters Turning on Japan PM Fumio Kishida: Pandemic, war and an assassination have defined Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ...
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Ex-Japan PM Abe's shadow seen in gov't claim it has no records on 1923 Korean massacre - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230928/p2a/00m/0na/017000c
Kishida: Focus must be on our human dignity to combat crisesKishida: Focus must be on our human dignity to combat crises | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Secondary school pupils in the northeastern Chinese city of Zaozhuang re-enacted the moment former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe was shot dead ... Show more
Japan gov't may seek to dissolve Unification Church: source - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering pursuing a court order to ...
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Quick Glance: Japan considers court order to dissolve Unification Church
- Japan's education ministry is considering a court order to dissolve the religious group known as the Unification Church due to its failure to properly answer some government questions.
- The ministry has already asked the group seven times to submit reports on its organizational management, assets, donations, and lawsuits.
- The group submitted all reports and related materials by the deadlines.
- However, government sources state that the Unification Church did not respond properly in some cases.
Kishida says Japan will draw up measures to combat overtourism: Addressing concerns about issues caused by the concentration of tourists is an 'important task ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/26/japan/kishida-measures-overtourism/
Gravitas: Unification Church to be dissolved in Japan?: Japanese media has reported that the government may ask courts to order the dissolution of the ...
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77 crime related posts deleted from social media in wake of ex-Japan PM Abe's shooting - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230923/p2a/00m/0na/013000c
Kishida faces leadership test over Johnnys sexual abuse scandal: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who prides himself on his “ability to listen ...
japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/08/23/japan/johnny-sexual-abuse/
Bloody aftermath of the Kanto quake: Japan marked 100 years early this month since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people.
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Suspect in explosives attack on Japan leader Kishida indicted - The Mainichi: WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday indicted a man over an ...
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Japanese leaders mark one year since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe
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Quick Glance: One Year Since Shinzo Abe's Assassination
- Japan commemorates the death of its longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe
- The assassination of Abe shocked a nation unaccustomed to gun violence
- Japan doubles defense spending under new Prime Minister Kishida
- Revelations of ties between the ruling party and the Unification Church led to high-level resignations
Remembering a man who transformed his country: Shinzo Abe's policies have had far-reaching consequences for Japan’s economy, society and international ...
japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/07/07/commentary/japan-commentary/shinzo-abe-legacy-2/
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AFTERMATH OF A MURDER 1 year since Abe shooting / Suspect Lionized on Fringes of Society
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How Abe Shinzo Broke Japanese Politics: With snap elections and sniping at the opposition, Abe eliminated any possible challenge. Without a viable opposition ...
thediplomat.com/2023/07/how-abe-shinzo-broke-japanese-politics/
Abe shooting one year on: Focus continues on religious group: A year since the killing of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo brought the spotlight onto a religious ...
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LDP faction once led by Abe preparing to pick next leader: Many members are pushing for the launch of a new leadership in line with the first anniversary of ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/01/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-faction-next-leader/
Abe shooter spends time reading; awaits unscheduled trial: A year after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/abe-shooter-spends-time-reading-awaits-unscheduled-trial
Anguish of Children of Unification Church Faithful Brought to Light, but Continues
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Police to test lone attacker spotting scheme after Abe shooting: Japanese police in August will begin testing a pilot scheme for compiling data on possibly ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/japan-police-to-test-lone-actor-spotting-scheme-after-abe-shooting
Japan PM vows meeting on sex abuse amid Johnny's talent agency claims - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230612/p2g/00m/0na/029000c
Gravitas: Why did Fumio Kishida sack his son?: Japan PM has sacked his son for 'inappropriate behaviour'. Fumio Kishida has removed Shotaro Kishida from the post ...
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Man with gun-shaped object seized at memorial event for ex-PM Abe at assassination site - The Mainichi
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Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe Shooting Suspect Refuses Contact with Mother: The suspect indicted over the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants no ...
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Japan Police Chief Expresses Remorse over Death of Ex-Pm Shinzo Abe: National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki expressed remorse over the July ...
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Man reported to prosecutors over threat to Tokyo assembly member who spoke on Abe shooting - The Mainichi
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#VantageOnFirstpost : Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided to sack his son Shotaro as his key aide over a party at the Prime Minister’s residence ... Show more
Appeal Found In Pack That Stopped Shinzo Abe Murder Hearing: Report: A suspicious package that prompted the cancellation of a hearing for the man accused of ...
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Suspicious object leads to cancellation of Abe murder suspect trial: Local media: A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan’s former prime ...
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Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many: WAKAYAMA, Japan (AP) — The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a ...
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Quick Glance: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida was uninjured after an explosion was heard near the port where he was scheduled to speak.
- On Saturday, a guy (bottom) was caught after allegedly hurling a "smoke bomb" in Wakayama, where Japan's prime minister was scheduled to give a speech.
- After an explosion was heard at a port where Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to give a stump speech, Japanese officials withdrew him to safety.
- One police officer was injured slightly, and a suspect was captured for reportedly throwing an explosive during the campaign event.
- Kishida later delivered his prepared address, according to NHK.
Japan: Woman, two cops killed in shooting and stabbing attack in Nagano prefecture
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There Can Be No Justification for Acts of Terrorism: The man who threw an explosive device at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had expressed grievances about the ...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20230422-105117/
Attack on Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: How safe is the country?: Japan is considered a nation of security. But the assassination of Prime Minister ...
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Japan: Kishida smoke bomb sparks memories of slain PM Abe: The incident comes as a shock, occurring only nine months after Shinzo Abe's murder.
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Explosive thrown at Japan PM at campaign event; no one hurt: WAKAYAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after ...
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Quick Glance: Japan's Prime Minister is safe after a "smoke bomb" at a speech - Report
- On April 15, 2023, a guy (bottom) is caught after allegedly launching a "smoke bomb" in Wakayama, where Japan's Prime Minister was scheduled to deliver a speech.
- According to local media, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed.
- Local police declined to comment on the incident, thus there was no quick official confirmation.
- Following the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot and killed while speaking at a campaign event in July 2022, Japan has increased security.
Japan: Attack on Prime Minister Kishida: Just nine months after the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Abe, the Wakayama bombing raises the question: How safe ...
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Paid articlePaid Lawyers: Abe murder suspect wants relief for church victims
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The shooting of Abe Shinzo | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News: The medic who led the effort to save former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo recounts the dramatic scenes at ...
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#FPTopStories : At least 8 people were killed by a gunman in a Texas Mall, the shooter was killed by police officers. Pro-Independence rally was held in Scotland on ... Show more
Prosecutors end investigation into suspected killer of Abe
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14874700
Japan launches new agency to handle issues related to children: The agency, under the direct supervision of the prime minister, will tackle a wide range of ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/01/national/children-and-families-agency-launch/
Flowerbed Built Near Shooting Site of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: NARA — A flowerbed was completed Friday close to the site where former Prime Minister ...
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"Relieved He Is Safe": PM Modi Condemns Attack On Japan's Fumio Kishida
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Japanese PM #FumioKishida safe after 'smoke bomb' attack
This is not the very first time, It has been a decade since we have major example of ... Show more
Assassination of Shinzo Abe: How the Nara Murder Changed Japan: A visit to the crime scene in Nara.
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Police security drill: The Metropolitan Police Department conducts a drill in Tokyo Thursday, for protection of dignitaries with police officers across the ...
japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/police-security-drill
Wartime sexual slavery, Dokdo not discussed in Yoon-Kishida summit: FM : Political strife escalated Saturday over the recent Korea-Japan summit ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/03/356_347346.html
Shinzo Abe Murder Investigation Concluded: The Nara prefectural police on Monday sent a case on the man suspected of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/crime-courts/20230213-90796/
Colby Cosh: Shinzo Abe's assassination spotlights predatory religious sect's ties to Japanese government
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Paid articlePaid Japan police file new charges against ex-prime minister Abe’s murder suspect: The Japanese authorities on Monday filed additional charges against Tetsuya ...
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Police to conclude investigation into Abe shooting suspect: Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, has already been indicted on charges of murder and violating the swords and ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/02/11/national/crime-legal/japanese-police-tetsuya-yamagami-charges-shinzo-abe-shooting/
Japan’s Prime Minister sacks aide who said he ‘wouldn’t want to live next to’ a gay couple
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Trial of Abe shooter to face issue of sympathy for church 'victim': Following his indictment, pretrial proceedings against the shooter of Shinzo Abe ...
japantoday.com/category/crime/focus-abe-shooter-trial-to-face-issue-of-sympathy-for-church-victim
Net watchdog given power to have gun-making info taken down: In the July 2022 shooting of Abe, police quoted suspect Tetsuya Yamagami as telling them he used ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/26/national/crime-legal/japan-abe-killing-guns-online/
Suspect formally charged for assassinating Japan's Abe: A Japanese court says prosecutors have formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former ...
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Quick Glance: Prosecutors in Japan charge Yamagami with the murder of former Prime Minister Abe.
- He allegedly held a grudge against the Unification Church for impoverishing his family, claiming that the church persuaded his mother to donate around 100 million yen ($774,700), and he blamed Abe for promoting the religious organisation.
- The assassination revealed evidence of deep and long-standing ties between the church and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers.
- The LDP has denied any organisational ties to the church while admitting that many lawmakers have ties to the religious group.
- Following revelations about connections between the church and many LDP lawmakers, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government's approval rating had fallen to record lows.
WATCH: U.S. fully committed to U.S.-Japan alliance, Biden tells PM Kishida: "We're modernizing our military alliance, building on Japan's historic ...
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Quick Glance: Biden and Kishida advocate for Japan's increased military role
- "Japan decided upon fundamentally reinforcing our defense capabilities, including possessing counterstrike capabilities," he explained.
- Japanese defence spending will more than double.
- Japan shifted its defence strategy last month, promising to increase military spending to 2% of GDP by 2027.
- Defense spending in Japan has historically been less than 1% of GDP, and the proposed increase would amount to approximately $287 billion (€265 billion) over the next five years.
Church 'victim' defense to complicate Abe murder trial: Despite sympathy for the suspect, legal experts believe the court is unlikely to be lenient ...
japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/01/26/national/crime-legal/yamagami-abe-assassination-trial-defense/
Editorial: Unraveling background to ex-PM Abe's assassination imperative in shooter's trial - The Mainichi
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230114/p2a/00m/0op/009000c
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