Over 100 Japan lawmakers had links with Unification Church: survey
More than 100 of the 712 lawmakers in the Diet – including 82 from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party – have had some connections with the controversial Unification Church, a Kyodo News survey showed Aug. 13.
The survey found that 106 lawmakers had links with the church such as attending events hosted by entities associated with it or receiving electoral cooperation from its members. The Unification Church, now formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has come under renewed attention following former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination in July.
The church has drawn public scrutiny after Abe’s alleged assailant said he had harbored a grudge against the group and believed that the former prime minister had ties to it.
The alleged gunman, Tetsuya Yamagami, was quoted by investigators as saying that his family was ruined after his mother made huge donations to the church.
The survey had a response rate of over 80%. (Kyodo)
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