The Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan s governing party have emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, acknowledged Thursday that it had accepted excessive donations from the suspect s mother, and that it would need to consider it seriously if that led to the killing.
Facing renewed criticism, the Unification Church repeated its promise to reform at a Sept. 22 news conference that did little to ease concerns about the organization and its financial activities.
The Unification Church, whose close ties with Japan’s governing party have emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has acknowledged it accepted “excessive” donations from the suspect’s mother