Japan ruling party policy chief paid fees to Unification Church-linked group

Senior ruling party lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda said Thursday that he had paid ¥90,000 in membership fees to an organization linked to the religious group known as the Unification Church. Hagiuda, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Council, paid ¥15,000 to the Women’s Federation for World Peace Japan six…

Japan ruling bloc signals openness to greater use of nuclear power

With the global energy situation undergoing dramatic changes due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Japan’s ruling bloc is leaning toward the idea of making greater use of nuclear power, ahead of a key election. Gasoline and electricity prices have soared amid historic price rises for resources. Unusual heat waves that…