Over 100 Japan lawmakers had links with Unification Church: survey

Greater than 100 of all of the 712 lawmakers in Japan have had some connections with the controversial Unification Church, with practically 80% of them belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Get together, a Kyodo Information survey confirmed Saturday.

Within the survey with a response charge of over 80%, 106 had hyperlinks with the church similar to attending occasions hosted by entities related to the non secular group, which has come beneath renewed consideration following former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination final month, or receiving electoral cooperation from its members.