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Unification Church loses Japan appeal against dissolution
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» TOKYO — The Unification Church lost an appeal Wednesday against a Japanese court's order to dissolve the sect, which came under investigation following the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe.
'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» MISATO, SAITAMA (JAPAN) - Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Japan ex-PM Abe's alleged killer faces verdict
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» NARA — The gunman charged with killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe faces a verdict Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world.
Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» TOKYO - Two soldiers were killed and a third wounded when a fellow recruit opened fire at a training range in central Japan on Wednesday, the military said.
Three killed, including two police, in Japan gun and knife attack
AFP, Published on 25/05/2023
» TOKYO - A woman and two male police officers were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a farm in central Japan on Thursday, media reported.
Japan PM urges better security after blast targets speech
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» TOKYO: Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country's prime minister said Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown at him during a campaign event.
Japan PM Kishida unhurt after smoke bomb incident
AFP, Published on 15/04/2023
» TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday, shortly after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent “smoke bomb” blast, local media reported.
Japanese ‘Happy Science’ cult leader dies
Published on 02/03/2023
» TOKYO: Ryuho Okawa, the leader of the Japanese “Happy Science” cult who claimed to be able to communicate with the spirits of everyone from Jesus to Donald Trump, died on Thursday aged 66, local media reported.
Man sets himself on fire near Japan PM's office: local media
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» TOKYO: A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday after expressing opposition to a state funeral for assassinated ex-premier Shinzo Abe, local media said.
Abe murder spotlights Unification Church controversy in Japan
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» TOKYO - The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe by a man resentful of the Unification Church has resurfaced years of controversy over the group.