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Shooter of former Japan PM Shinzo Abe pleads guilty as high-profile trial
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Tetsuya Yamagami, accused of killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, pleaded guilty as his trial began in Nara. He said he acted out of anger toward the Unification Church, which he blamed for his family's financial ruin. The case has renewed scrutiny of political-relig
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Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee in court over bribery and stoc
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee appeared in court for her corruption trial on charges of stock manipulation, bribery, and illegal political funding. Prosecutors allege she profited from stock deals and accepted gifts. Her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, also faces a separate
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Two Taiwanese unification church followers detained in China
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Focus Taiwan reported that SEF received a request for assistance from the family of the detainees. However, SEF Deputy Secretary-General Li Pao-wen declined to disclose the individuals' identities or specific details about their arrest.
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Japan charges Yamagami for the murder of ex-PM Shinzo Abe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
42-year-old Yamagami was indicted on murder charges as well as for violating gun laws after concluding a roughly six-month psychiatric evaluation.
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Japan minister resigns after row over ties with Unification Church
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Japan's minister in charge of economic security, Daishiro Yamagiwa submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday over his ties with the controversial Unification Church.
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