The funeral for slain former Japan PM Shinzo Abe was held amid protests, and has ignited an epic scandal focused on the right-wing Unification Church, popularly known as the Moonies.
It has ignited an epic scandal focused on the right-wing Unification Church. Popularly known as the Moonies, the organization's ties to former Prime Minister Abe's party, and its high-pressure tactics to raise money from vulnerable members, have all come under intense new scrutiny.
Yamagami said he killed Abe, according to officials, over the former premier's links to the church, which he referred to as a religious cult. He said it was a 2021 video of Abe speaking to and praising the group that set him off. "I have four kids," she said."That money was supposed to be for their education. But I was talked into giving it all away to the church."
Protesters against the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold up a banner during a demonstration near the funeral venue in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2022.Jeff Hall lectures at the Kanda University of International Studies in Japanese politics and culture, and has closely followed the assassination and its aftermath.
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