For Unification Church problems Japan PM orders probe

In an apparent move to calm the public outrage over his governing party’s cozy ties with the controversial group Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered an investigation on Monday into the Unification Church, in the wake of Shinzo Abe’s assassination which were revealed. During an outdoor campaign speech in July former Prime Minister Abe was shot to death. He killed Abe because of his apparent link to a religious group he hated, The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told police. His mother’s large donations to the church bankrupted his family and ruined his life, a letter and social media postings attributed to Yamagami said. In more than 1,700 cases that have been handled by police and legal experts a government hotline set up to receive complaints and inquiries related to the church has resulted, Kishida said. Kishida said “The government has not been able to provide adequate support and I take it seriously, but many victims face financial difficulty and their families were...