The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exposed the Moon sect’s political influence on the ruling party. This now wants to cut the connections.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to sever all ties between his LDP party and Moon Sun Myung’s sect.
The wave of sympathy for Japan’s government after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has quickly subsided. In July, the assassination attempt by a 41-year-old Japanese helped Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a major election victory. Now the motive for the crime threatens Kishida’s political strength.