>I almost can’t believe he could be killed off because of alleged association with the Moonies
His grandfather Kishi basically financed their entry into Tokyo politics by giving them the land that eventually became their base of operations. The shooters mother gave hundreds of thousands to the Moonies, devastating his family and leaving him penniless. Also, while there is obvious evidence of brainwashing and exploitation, the Tokyo district courts never award more than a few thousand dollars in punative damages to those hurt by the organization.
That said, Abe shouldn’t have been killed.
Over 100 Japan lawmakers had links with Unification Church: survey
KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - Aug 13, 2022 - 22:55 | All, Japan
More than 100 of all the 712 lawmakers in Japan have had some connections with the controversial Unification Church, with nearly 80 percent of them belonging to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday.
In the survey with a response rate of over 80 percent, 106 had links with the church such as attending events hosted by entities associated with the religious group, which has come under renewed attention following former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination last month, or receiving electoral cooperation from its members.
Lawmakers from the LDP, now headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, accounted for 82 of the total, highlighting close ties between the main ruling party and the church, founded in South Korea in the 1950s and identified as a cult by critics.