JCP Chair Shii: I won't attend 'state funeral' for ex-PM Abe

JCP Chair Shii Kazuo at a press conference in the Diet building, asked if he will attend former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's "state funeral", answered, "I won't attend any event that violates the Japanese Constitution."

Near-majority of sitting LDP Dietmembers linked with Moonies

Nearly half or 179 of the 379 Liberal Democratic Party Dietmembers have had relations with the Moonies (formerly the Unification Church) and related organizations, the LDP announced based on the responses submitted by all its parliamentarians.

'All Okinawa' wins in Okinawa elections

Incumbent "All-Okinawa" candidate Tamaki Denny won reelection as Okinawa governor by a wide margin in the Okinawa gubernatorial election where the planned construction of a new U.S. base in Henoko was a key issue.