Under scrutiny since the murder of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, the Japanese branch of the Unification Church ...

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court after a government request spurred by the investigation into ...

However, they emphasised the shadow of previous financial scandals within the LDP had not gone away and that a “volcanic magma” of anger is building among the Japanese electorate. A weekend ...

Noda Yoshihiko, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan -- the largest opposition group -- has called for the LDP to look into the gift voucher cases, saying that the practice may ...

Hiiro replaces Carol Choi, who retains her regional executive responsibilities as evp for APAC studios, original content ...

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued ...

It also came as a new blow to the LDP, which has been struggling to restore public trust eroded by a separate slush funds scandal. Donations to politicians by individuals for the purpose of political ...

Opposition parties are poised to increase their pressure on Ishiba and the LDP as those instances signal that Japanese prime ministers have regularly distributed money and goods to LDP lawmakers.

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Fresh evidence emerged Friday pointing to a long-standing controversial practice among Japanese premiers ... came as a new blow to the LDP, which has been struggling ...

The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a scandal over fundraising practices and links to the assassination of former ...