World Mar 25 Court in Japan orders dissolution of Unification Church By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Apr 11 WATCH: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses joint meeting of Congress Kishida has addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol. He was urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and deep skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
World Dec 10 New law in Japan takes aim at Unification Church’s coercive fundraising tactics Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Nation Sep 27 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Voting in Russian-held areas of Ukraine concludes, pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea In our news wrap Tuesday, voting orchestrated by the Kremlin and rejected by most other countries concluded in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, natural gas leaks along Russian pipelines in the Baltic Sea trigger questions of possible sabotage and the U.S.
Nation Sep 23 Watch 3:51 News Wrap: Fears of recession trigger stock market sell-off In our news wrap Friday, a sell-off swept Wall Street and the world as rising interest rates intensify fears of a recession, counter-protesters marched in support of Iran's Islamic regime following growing unrest over a young woman's death in the…
Aug 25 Japan police chief to resign over killing of former prime minister Abe By Mary Yamaguchi, Associated Press Japan's national police chief says he will resign to take responsibility over the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe last month. Continue reading
Jul 11 Days after Abe’s assassination, party vows to complete his goal of changing pacifist constitution By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Days after his assassination, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party vowed to use its sizable victory in a parliamentary election to achieve his unfinished goals. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 3:12 News Wrap: Sri Lanka opposition leaders try to form new government amid political upheaval In our news wrap Sunday, Sri Lanka opposition leaders met to form a new government after the country's president and prime minister prepare to step down amid widespread protests, Japanese voters hand Shinzo Abe's political party a major victory, Russian… Continue watching
Jul 10 Japan votes in pivotal election after Abe assassination By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Exit polls for the election for the parliament's upper house showed Abe's governing party certain to win a major victory, possibly propelled by what is seen as a wave of sympathy votes in a country still reeling from the shock… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: Sri Lanka’s president, prime minister agree to resign amid political turmoil In our news wrap Saturday, Sri Lanka's president and prime minister will resign after widespread protests in Colombo over the country's economic collapse, investigators in Japan say the man suspected of killing Shinzo Abe believed the former prime minister was… Continue watching