Japan PM apologises for occasion’s church hyperlinks, will lower ties

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ruling occasion will lower ties with the Unification Church following a widening scandal trigged by former chief Shinzo Abe’s assassination final month.

Widespread cozy ties between members of Kishida governing Liberal Democratic Party and the church have surfaced since Abe was shot to dying whereas giving a marketing campaign speech in July.

The suspect arrested on the scene allegedly advised police he killed Abe due to his obvious hyperlink to the church.

Dozens of LDP members have since acknowledged their ties to the church and associated organisations.

Kishida shuffled his Cabinet earlier in August to purge seven ministers linked to the teams, however extra ministers and their aides have since admitted their ties.

Kishida additionally apologised over the lack of public belief in politics due to the scandal and his lack of clarification for internet hosting a state funeral for Abe.