Kishida denies ties as magazine links backer to Unification Church

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a virtual news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo. | KYODO

Doubling down on earlier assertions, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated Wednesday that he has no personal ties to the Unification Church after a weekly magazine claimed that the head of his support group in Kumamoto Prefecture had links to the controversial religious organization. In response to questioning from reporters during a video news conference, Kishida

Japan offers ¥500 billion to help solve water issues in Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks Saturday during the Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Kumamoto. | KYODO

Kumamoto – Japan will provide some ¥500 billion over the next five years to help solve water-related issues in the Asia-Pacific region, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday. Kishida made the remark at a summit-level session of the two-day Asia-Pacific Water Summit, which began in Kumamoto the same day. The prime minister indicated his country’s

Kumamoto mourns on sixth anniversary of deadly quakes

Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima makes a speech during a memorial service on Thursday, the sixth anniversary of a series of quakes in the prefecture. | POOL / VIA KYODO

Kumamoto – Kumamoto Prefecture marked on Thursday the sixth anniversary of a pair of quakes that killed 276 people in the region, with nearly 100 others still living in makeshift homes as reconstruction work continues. “I believe that all of you who have gone through such a painful and sad experience are still moving forward

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