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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jul 6, 2023
One year on, where do things stand with the man accused of killing Abe?
The former prime ministers death shook the nation to its core, and the man suspected of killing him is currently in detention awaiting trial.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023
Pope 'breaks taboo' with prayer for missing Vatican teen
The Vatican has been accused of obstructing investigation efforts for decades into the disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi who went missing in June 1983.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 31, 2023
Filipinos press for right to divorce in slow social shift
Divorce is currently illegal in the Catholic-majority country, while court annulments take years and are increasingly exploited by online scammers.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2023
Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church
Tensions have surfaced in villages across Ukraine as authorities have cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023
Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine and decries Middle East violence in Easter message
Pope Francis asks Russians to seek the truth about their country's invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message on Sunday and appealed for dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023
Abe's suspected shooter hopes for relief for Unification Church victims
Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, has been indicted on murder and other charges and is currently being held at the Osaka Detention House.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2023
Abe shooting suspect slapped with additional charges
The Nara District Public Prosecutor's Office in western Japan indicted Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, for manufacturing guns without a permit and damaging a building.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023
Will the Catholic Church rethink contraception?
A break with a view of sex and procreation rooted in medieval ideas of natural law is long overdue for the Catholic Church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 11, 2023
Police to conclude investigation into Abe shooting suspect
Tetsuya Yamagami, 42, has already been indicted on charges of murder and violating the swords and firearms control law. He is expected to face at least three additional charges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2023
Unification Church questioned by government for third time
The government will consider whether to seek a court order for the group's dissolution, based on how organized, malicious and persistent its actions have been.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2023
Japan's welfare ministry issues Unification Church warning over adoptions
The administrative guidance, issued over adoptions that are said to have taken place among the group's followers, emphasized the conditions under which it is meant to take place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2023
Abe assassination suspect Tetsuya Yamagami indicted over shooting
Prosecutors have judged Yamagami fit to stand trial after a psychiatric evaluation process required to establish his criminal responsibility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2023
Pope Benedict and the art of strategic retirement
Joseph Ratzinger wasn't supposed to be pope. As pope emeritus, he was supposed to go quietly into history. He may be more influential after death.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023
Pope Francis leads final farewell to Benedict before thousands
For the first time in modern history, the papal funeral was led by a sitting pope, Francis, who delivered the homily to an estimated crowd of 50,000 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023
Japan enforces new law to assist donation victims
The new law was drawn up after questionable practices involving the controversial religious group known as the Unification Church came to light.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jan 5, 2023
Indictment draws near for Abe assassination suspect
Tetsuya Yamagami is currently in detention and undergoing psychiatric evaluation, but the period for that process is set to expire soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023
Many thousands expected for funeral of former Pope Benedict
In keeping with Benedict's wishes, the ceremony will be simple, sombre and sober, the Vatican has said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023
Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican
On Sunday the Vatican released the first images of the late Benedict, laying in state in the chapel of the monastery where he died.

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