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Ties between elected officials and the Unification Church are not just limited to the national level.
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Ties between elected officials and the Unification Church are not just limited to the national level.
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has launched its new leadership team, amid the threat to the party's position as the main oppositio
Seven members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including a former leader, have been confirmed to have had dealings with organizations linked to the Unification Church, bringing the total of the country's largest opposition party to 14, it said after an internal survey.
Six more lawmakers from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including its former leader Yukio Edano, had some connection with the Unification Church, an internal party survey found.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his Cabinet ministers to “examine and properly review” their ties to the Unification Church, now formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.