Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that politicians had a duty to be cautious about their ties with any organization, and apologized for his own party members' reported activities with the controversial Unification Church
Revelations of long-running links between some lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the church have become a headache for Kishida. Not only has his popularity slumped, they have fanned opposition to a state funeral planned for slain former premier Shinzo Abe, a one-time Kishida mentor.
While members of his cabinet had previously pledged to examine their own relationship with the Unification Church, Kishida said on Wednesday the LDP would go a step further to make it "party policy" to end such ties and step up compliance. The Unification Church, founded in South Korea in the 1950s and known for its mass weddings, has over the years faced questions over how it solicits donations.
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