#Japan ex PM Attack

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जापान के पूर्व पीएम शिंजो आबे का ईलाज के दौरान निधन

जापान के पूर्व पीएम शिंजो आबे का ईलाज के दौरान निधन

Image Source : PTI Shinzo Abe Highlights जापान के पूर्व पीएम शिंजो आबे का निधन भाषण के दौरान हमलावर ने मारी थी गोली ईलाज के दौरान हुई मौत Shinzo Abe: जापान के पूर्व पीएम शिंजो आबे (Shinzo Abe) का निधन हो गया है। आज सुबह भाषण के दौरान उन्हें गोली मारी गई थी। इसके बाद उन्हें अस्पताल में भर्ती किया गया गया था। जहां डॉक्टरों ने उनकी हालत को बेहद नाजुक बताया था। उनके शरीर के सभी अंगों ने काम करना…

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skk dynamics!

I just want to talk about Soukoku so that is precisely what I'm going to do ^^

As per, this post has no specific or planned direction, I'm just gonna see where it takes me lol.

It genuinely irks me to see the rampant mischaracterisation within the fandom pertaining to not only just Soukoku, but several other characters as well. Ranpo, Akutagawa, Kunikida, etc. It might just be my dumb little screaming brain being scared of something that's not supposed to be in my head, or hell, something that's in the BACK of my mind, and I know that makes no sense but it does to me xoxo

I just really treasure the dynamic between Dazai and Chuuya and I get frightened that when I think somebody is mischaracterising them, I'm the only one that thinks that and that I'm just perceiving them wrong. Which genuinely is the one thing I never wish to do; when I write fics, my number one goal is to make the characters as true to life as possible. I try my damndest to do justice to their characters, and based off of the lovely people that read it and comment, I'm doing something right, surprisingly.

The characterisation of Dazai and Chuuya specifically is something so important to me because I relate to the both of them the most out of any of my interests. And I have a LOT of interests.

I don't know why or how, but they came to be my absolute favourite characters over all other fandoms and shows and games and films I enjoyed. (I'm excluding the Marauders fandom here, because I also love Remus and Sirius exactly like this). I piss myself off with it sometimes, because I accidentally base all of my creative outlets off of Soukoku, and lo and behold, I have about 30 unfinished ideas/fics after one night of ruminating over these motherfuckers.

Anyways. Like I said, this post has no point, it's just my incoherent, incessant rambling that if I don't write down, will slowly eat away at me until I die ^^

So, I guess, without further ado, I'm just gonna get going?

LMAO

Anyways,

Soukoku's dynamic has always been interesting. We were introduced to them first (as a pair) as enemies; ex-partners, rivals, loathing each other. But, when we slowly got to see more of their relationship, more of their past, more of their dynamic, quite a lot of us slowly came to realise; oh shit. There's more to them here.

The two of these together aren't just black-and-white characters. Dazai is not inherently good just because he works for the ADA. Chuuya is not inherently bad just because he works for the PM. They are morally grey characters. They've killed people, tortured people, stolen, beaten, attacked, hurt, all that good stuff that comes with being in the Mafia (nevermind fucking Mafia executives). Something that a lot of people seem to forget is where to draw the line between these two organisations; if the ADA is harbouring two fugitives that are ex-mafia, one of them being an executive, another fugitive that terrorised the streets of Japan as a man-eating tiger, and is run by an ex-assassin who was close with the current leader of the Port Mafia, who's to say that they're the good guys? Who is the one to define the evil and the light?

Nobody.

There are no sides.

The Port Mafia aren't the bad guys, and the Agency aren't the good guys. They're both doing their morally grey jobs with their morally grey cast of characters.

Yes, on a base level, the ADA are supposed to be the good guys, whereas the Mafia are the bad. It's a narrow-minded way of thinking and looking at the series, but on a surface level, yes, that seems to be the case.

However, we have layers to this. We know how morally grey these characters are, good or bad. Take Tanizaki, for example, and his way of going about it when Naomi is threatened. He knows he's morally grey. He knows he's not one of the good guys. None of them are! They save people, and that makes them good. But it doesn't make them the good guys. I'm not calling them bad people, of course not. I'm just saying, in the wise words of a post I once read months back, 'Maturing is realising that neither the Port Mafia or the ADA are the good or bad guys'. Something along those lines.

ANYWAYS, I've written this much already and still haven't spoken about SKK.

My point here was their good apple/bad apple dynamic. Dazai is from the same place Chuuya is at, the Mafia. So, by calling Dazai a 'bad guy' you're indirectly also calling Chuuya a bad guy. You're calling Hirotsu a bad guy. You're calling Akutagawa a bad guy. You're calling Higuchi a bad guy. You're calling all of these Mafia members the bad guys; when that's not strictly true. Morally grey characters, yet not monsters. Not bloodthirsty, demonic, evil motherfuckers. They're in the Mafia; not a good start, of course. But again, this does not make them bad people. Actions don't define the person you make yourself out to be, if that makes any sense. Just because a bad person did one good thing one time does not necessarily make them a good person. But if they strive to become a better one by constantly doing good and making active efforts to change their ways, then they're well on their way to earning that title, or coming close to it. Just because someone good did a bad thing one time does not automatically make them a bad person. They're not awful for making one bad choice, depending on the severity and their actions after the choice. Because it can go both ways; strive to be a better person, or fall to be a bad one.

ANYWAYS.

SOUKOKU.

I LOVE SOUKOKU.

So, I'm actually going to talk about them instead of fucking RABITTING ON FOR HOWEVER LONG.

Anyways.

Soukoku is special to me. I relate to the both of them the most. I recognise the flaws in each of them, and I recognise the good. I recognise the changes they're willing to put themselves through for the sake of the greater good, and I recognise the struggles they've been through to get there. I see myself in them, and so I can't help but latch onto them and want to keep them for myself. My subconscious wants to protect them and make them happy and becomes unhealthily attached to these fictional characters.

Anyways.

Soukoku dynamics. Right.

One of my favourite dynamics about Soukoku is the childlike behaviour they exhibit with one another. Even after seven years and they still bicker like they did at 15. I've said it a thousand times before and I'll fucking say it again; they let each other be the children that they never got to be. They let loose with one another. They unwind. They relax. They recognise their similarities (much to Chuuya's chagrin and unwavering denial) and each other's differences. Where there is hate, there is love and trust. It's buried deep. But it's there. The two of them have their walls put high up. They guard themselves well. They keep their shit inside. They let not another soul see what goes on in their hearts. So, with their crying children stuck inside of them and locked down, they let them out around each other. By simply being with each other at any given moment, they're healing their inner children, and allowing them to breathe.

Each moment with Soukoku is so delicate. It feels intrusive to watch their intimate scenes. It feels like such a beautiful moment, so precious to watch and so delicate to touch. The intimate scenes with the two of these are either emotionally charged, blazing, action-packed and full of chaos, or quiet and serene. Tranquil. It's never really neutral ground for them. It's either chaos or serenity, just a calm moment between the two of them, away from the rest of the world and taking (unknowing) comfort in each other's presence.

It's the small smiles from Dazai when Chuuya isn't looking. It's the words and actions with hidden meanings exchanged between them. It's the concern when one of them gets hurt, or is stuck in an unprecedented situation. It's the unfaltering trust and loyalty between each other that pushes them forward, even if it kills them, or seems fruitless. It's the determination that sits in the both of them to protect those that they care about, and put the world above all else for just a moment.

Small, knowing glances. Inside jokes. Petulant, playful bickering. Concerned thoughts. Constant thoughts.

I find it hard to believe that nobody else finds Dazai and Chuuya suspicious; they're hardly discreet about how much they think about each other. Example number one:

Chuuya is drunk with Hirotsu and Kajii. On a whim, he decides to go on a rant about Dazai. Hirotsu and Kajii are apparently sick of it; he does this a lot. He decides, impulsively, to ring Dazai's phone. Dazai picks up the fucking phone. Hirotsu answers, Dazai's like 'Oh, hey, yeah this is my old phone.' Blatantly lies to the motherfucker, because Dazai, honey, you're at home reading; what have you got your old phone from seven years ago next to you, working, and on for? Chuuya wants to speak with him. Gets angry when he can't talk to him to shout at him and complain. Keeps trying to call him back in anger.

Now, if I do say so myself, that's pretty suspicious of them.

Example two:

Dazai in fucking general. He does not shut the fuck up about Chuuya. He tells everyone he meets about how much he spends thinking about Chuuya (everyone except the Agency ahem). He's fucking gay.

That also brings me on to another point. Dazai rarely speaks about Chuuya with the ADA; I'm not too sure I've ever seen him say anything about him to them, except in Wan and the like. (I'm dumb tho tbf). However, upon Yosano figuring out Chuuya's identity, his first reaction is "Goddamn it, Dazai told them". Not that he's a widely known gravity manipulator and its not fucking hard to figure it out, plus the fact that he's a Mafia executive, PLUS the fact that they're a detective Agency? His first impulse is to blame Dazai lmao. Anyways.

You can ignore the first half of that paragraph I was just chatting mad wham.

Anyways.

I just enjoy how peaceful and serene the intimate moments between Soukoku can be. Even the world around them is falling apart, it still somehow feels so beautiful, real, raw, and personal. When Dazai is watching Chuuya fight in storm bringer, it feels so quiet. All hell is breaking loose, yet Dazai is so breathtaken by Chuuya that we feel as if we're interrupting. I don't know why but all I picture upon imagining that scene is a very quiet scene, just for a few seconds, of no music or anything, and white. Just the colour white in as many places as possible. A softness to the screen. I don't know. It just feels like that to me and I can't explain it.

Soukoku's dynamics are so important, because when people mischaracterise both Dazai and Chuuya and then smush that together it creates an abomination of what was supposed to be beautiful and ruins the relationship they really have, muddying their name. Their relationship is special. It's so much more than hate.

Hate is also a crucial part of their relationship, however. And a lot of us Soukoku shippers tend to forget that. We're so blinded by how much we want them to admire and adore each other that we forget how much they do despise one another. And I've mentioned this before in another post.

Their hate is real. It's not a ruse, it's the real deal. They genuinely do hate one another; but that hate is filled with so much more than downright disgust. That hate is filled with the trust of their bond, seven years of partnership, love, and so many unspoken things between the two of them.

Chuuya hates Dazai because he hates himself. He refuses to let himself see the similarities between him and Dazai, because he could never be like him. Chuuya often struggles with his identity and who he is and just how human he is. He didn't know until he was 16 whether he was a real human or not. And so, upon meeting this other human at 15 who craves death and wants to just throw away this human life that he's been given? That's a hard no for Chuuya. He resents Dazai for being so willing to give up his life so carelessly, so easily. He'd do anything at that point to realise just how human he was, to prove his humanity to others and to show his compassion and human qualities. And he stumbles across this stone-cold, suicidal kid who wants to let go of all of that, sees no point in trying to even be human, and who is lacking empathy for other human lives. Chuuya disgusts and loathes that. So, he wants nothing to do with him. Does not want to be attached to him in any way shape or form. Refuses to acknowledge their similarities. So, when he's being tortured, and the first thing he hallucinates is Dazai? It preys on his insecurities and deepest fears. He fears that he's not at all a human, and he fears that he is like Dazai, an unfeeling, indifferent, seemingly heartless boy who wishes to give up on the world, who wishes he was never born, who wishes nothing more than to be granted that sweet release of death.

I can't articulate very well, so for that I do apologise! But yeah, this has always been an important scene for me. In his moment of weakness, Chuuya hallucinated the person that he wanted to see the least, first. He hallucinated Dazai before his freshly dead friends, etc. And claims that, whilst he's being tortured, after Verlaine has killed the people closest to him, that he hates him the most out of anyone in the world. A lot of people said that this was an overreaction; respectfully, shut the fuck up ^^ My boy was being tortured, give him some leeway, yeah?

Anyway.

It just goes to show how deep those roots of self-hatred go within Chuuya; it seems him and Dazai have something more in common than originally thought.

Now, I don't actually have a complete grasp on the reason why Dazai hates Chuuya so much. Because, he doesn't hate him as much as Chuuya hates him, or as much as he makes it out to be. Dazai is an eccentric bastard, dramatising things for the sake of stirring up trouble. He overexaggerates for a variety of reasons, one of those being to conceal any emotion he IS feeling. He makes a big song and dance out of the little things to try and forget about the big things. To not think. Dazai is not numb by nature. He's numb by conditioning. He has conditioned himself to feel nothing, to be cold and logical and rational. Mori, of course, only exemplified these traits, making him colder and more calculated than ever/before. So, my blind guess is that he holds a sort of resentment to Chuuya for being able to be more normal than he is, for wanting to live and not seeing the world as a boring, pointless place. But, he also wants Chuuya to thrive as a human, to be able to live his life knowing and being sure of his humanity. And, when it's only him and Verlaine, he grows quite... emotional (trust me, it's not a lot but that's the only word I can think of) when talking about his humanity. That, Chuuya has to be a human. Because how could he hate someone so much? He has to be a human, because if he wasn't he would like Dazai more.

I think Dazais "issue" (I CAN'T THINK OF WORDS RIGHT NOW LMAO) is that he just wants Chuuya to like him. Maybe he wants a friend. Maybe there's something else to it. But, Dazai has always had strong... feelings, towards Chuuya. "Jokingly" telling him he loves him. Getting awfully close when he doesn't need to, and never does with anyone else. Yeah, you're not fooling anybody hun. Makes many romantic comments that could be passed off as something else entirely about him. Showing active concern for him. Caring for him. Thinking about him. He shows a lot more attention to Chuuya than he gets in return; by that I mean speaks about it more. Is a lot more verbal than Chuuya is.

GAHHHH sorry sorry I just have too much to say and don't know when to SHUT THE FUCK UP but I have SO MUCH more to say, but I'm going to be going off and writing my shitty little fics that should've been written yonks ago <3

have a lovely day/night! ^^

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BBC News: Japan ex-PM Shinzo Abe injured after reported gunshot attack

BBC News - Japan ex-PM Abe injured after reported gunshot attack

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Mr. Chung-Hwan Kwak criticizes the Unification Church for being “completely off the right path”

July 19, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTj5hCVs24w

An approximate translation of the video is below. Here is another report from the same press conference.

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Unification Church founder was close to former PM Abe's grandfather: ex-chairman

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220719/p2g/00m/0na/047000c

(Kyodo) – The former chairman of the Unification Church said Tuesday that its founder had a close relationship with both the grandfather and the father of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, amid growing public scrutiny of the church over the murder of Abe and his assailant's grudge against the religious group.

Kwak Chung-Hwan held a press conference in Seoul, following media reports on the assailant's motive that his mother's donations to the church ruined his family's finances [and led to his brother committing suicide] and he believed Abe's grandfather had invited the church to Japan from South Korea.

Responding to a question about the relationship of the religious group and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Kwak said, "President Sun Myung Moon (of the church) was close to former Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi," Abe's grandfather.

The former chairman and reportedly one-time No. 2 of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, added that he knew Moon, the church's founder, was also close to Abe's father, former Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe.

Kwak said political leaders in Japan during the 1960s to 1970s were concerned about left-leaning movements in the country.

Around that time, Moon released his anti-communism theory which impressed the Japanese political leaders, the former chairman said.

"Donations from Japan contributed to Moon's activities across the world greatly," he also said.

Kwak, who parted ways with the church around 2009..., criticized the religious group's current leadership.

"I feel a deep responsibility (for the attack on Abe) as I've heard the assailant's motive is associated with a grudge against donations (to the church)," he said.

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Meanwhile, the 41-year-old Yamagami has said he thought he would die by the end of July because he ran out of money and that he tried to kill Abe before then, according to the investigators.

He had at least 600,000 yen ($4,353) in debts although his bank account contained some 200,000 yen as of July 8. ...

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An approximate translation of the video:

A former Unification Church executive held a press conference in South Korea over the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe. He criticized the sect for being “off the right path” for the large donations that seem to have motivated the [assassination].

It was Mr. Chung-Hwan Kwak (86), who was once the No. 2 church, who appeared at the press conference where many reporters gathered.

The former Chairman of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification/Unification Church, Mr. Chung-Hwan Kwak: “The people involved in the former Unification Church cannot be unrelated to this shooting incident. We sincerely apologize.”

Why did Mr. Kwak, who was the long-time chairman of the former Unification Church, currently known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speak about the shooting of the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, even though he left the group in 2009?

At the press conference, he claimed that “the incident [assassination] happened because the FFWPU was completely off the road from where it should be.”

The former President of the Unification Church, Mr. Chung-Hwan Kwak, said, “The death of the former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is the ultimate demonstration of how the current Unification movement is far off the right path.” He gave guidance to the UC on this. “The department must repent to God without thinking of avoiding responsibility, and apologize from the bottom of their hearts to all people, not to mention the Japanese people, and take responsibility for their own mistakes.”

Mr. Kwak joined the former Unification Church in 1958. He served as the “first world chairman” and “Unification group chairman” of the church, which is said to have 3 million believers including those in Japan, and Mr. Kwak was considered to be the right hand man of the founder, Sun Myung Moon. [That membership estimate is probably inflated by a factor of ten]…

He also has a great influence in the business world with his abundant financial power, and had the title of the chairman of the Korean professional soccer “K League” and the owner of the professional team “Seongnam Ilfa” established by a church-affiliated company.

A luxurious facility rises on a hill [in Cheongpyeong] about 2 hours by car from Seoul. [The marble palace at the top of the hill, opened in 2006, alone cost USD1million. Hak Ja Han is currently asking ALL members to pay for another palace, to her design, that will cost a similar amount. It is due for completion in spring 2023.]

Regarding donations, there are victims such as bankruptcy in South Korea, and it seems that the money collected from believers all over the world, including Japan, is sent to the headquarters and used for management.

A former member of the Unification Church (now the FFWPU) said, “It costs 140,000 yen for Koreans to attend a mass wedding, but when Japanese people attend for the “blessing”, they have to pay a large sum of 1.4 million yen. Because there are anti-Japanese teachings. That's why Japanese people naturally pay a lot of money. I used to say ‘thank you’ for paying a lot of money.” [She spoke from behind a screen at a press conference in Japan.]

The former female member called her [payment] atonement for the former colonial rule by Japan of Korea [1905-1945], and testified that the UC/FFWPU would urge the Japanese to make a particularly large donation.

Meanwhile, the family of Tetsuya Yamagami, who was arrested in the shooting of former Prime Minister Abe, went bankrupt [in August 2002] following a donation of 100 million yen by his mother.

The suspect stated that his family had been messed up, and the letter and SMS that seemed to have been issued the day before the incident demonstrated his grudge against the Unification Church. [His brother could not afford cancer treatment because their mother had given everything to the UC. Consequently the brother committed suicide.]

A letter that seems to have been written by Tetsuya Yamagami: “I can no longer afford to think about the political implications and consequences of Abe's death.”

Regarding this letter, it was newly found by police investigators that the document data with the same wording as that sent to the journalist in Shimane Prefecture was found in the personal computer at the suspect's house.

The former Chairman of the Unification Church, Chung Hwan Kwak said, “Donations received are precious, so the church that handles the donations must take responsibility. They made a big mistake.”

The former Unification Church was internally divided after the death of its founder, Sun Myung Moon, and the fourth and seventh sons [Justin Kook Jin and Sean Hyung Jin split from Hak Ja Han]. Currently, the FFWPU is mainly run by Moon’s widow, Hak Ja Han Moon (79). ..

And Mr. Chung Hwan Kwak, who held a press conference [some years ago] with Moon’s son [Preston Hyun Jin], also left the Unification Church after a conflict [with Sun Myung Moon].

He criticized the executive department of the FFWPU that was devoted to collecting donations for causing the situation which was the background of this assassination.

Question: “The Japanese Unification Church has been ridiculed as an ATM or ’donation unit' for the UC.”

The former Chairman of the Unification Church, Chung Hwan Kwak answered, “Donations from Japan greatly contributed to the activities of the president [Hak Ja Han]. Only the chairman of the Japanese UC HQ knows the amount of the contributions. If the Japanese leaders had kept to the original teachings, unfortunate things would not have happened to the Japanese members.”

We asked the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification for their response to the comments regarding donations by Mr. Chung Hwan Kwak …

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Public Relations Department responded, “If Mr. Kwak has a problem with the donations, he will be held liable with the same sword that he is now wielding. The Unification Church of Korea is preparing to send a letter of protest to Mr. Kwak.”

[TV Asahi news] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp

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Here is another extract from Kwak’s press conference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yLa1c7euM8

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Mr. Kwak Chung-hwan said, “The religion that robs believers for their wealth for greed is nothing more than a misleading religion.” …

Mr. Kwak argued that he tried to turn the Japanese branch into a normal organization after making it an “economic unit” that collected donations, but they resisted and ran into problems.

As a result, the Japanese branch is still forcibly collecting donations from Japanese believers, leading to criticism of the cult for causing bankruptcy, divorce, and suicides.

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旧統一教会 元幹部が教団批判「完全に道を外れた」

2022年7月19日 　

安倍元総理の銃撃事件を巡って、旧統一教会の元幹部が韓国で会見を開きました。事件の動機となったとみられる高額の献金について「正しい道から外れている」と教団を批判しました。

　多くの報道陣が集まる会見場に姿を見せたのはかつて、教会No.2だった郭錠煥（カク・ジョンファン）氏（86）。

　世界平和統一家庭連合、郭錠煥元会長：「旧統一教会に携わった人たちは今回の銃撃事件と無関係ではいられません。心よりおわび申し上げます」

　旧統一教会、現在の世界平和統一家庭連合で長く会長だった郭氏は、2009年に脱会したにもかかわらず、なぜ安倍元総理銃撃事件について語ったのでしょうか。

　会見では、教会が「本来の在るべき場所から完全に道を外れたために事件が起きた」と主張。

　世界平和統一家庭連合、郭錠煥元会長：「この度発生した安倍元総理の死亡事件は、現在の統一運動がいかに正しい道からかけ離れているかを究極的に見せた事件です。これについて教会の指導部は責任を回避することを考えないで神に悔悟し、日本の国民はもちろん、すべての人々に対して心から謝罪し、自ら過ちをつまびらかにして責任を取らなければなりません」

　郭氏は、1958年に旧統一教会に入信。日本を含め信者数300万人とも言われる教会の「初代世界会長」、「統一グループ会長」などを務め、創始者である文鮮明（ムン・ソンミョン）総裁の右腕とされていた人物です。

　また、豊富な資金力を武器に経済界でも大きな影響力をもち、韓国プロサッカー「Kリーグ」会長や、教会系企業が設立したプロチーム「城南一和（ソンナムイルファ）」オーナーの肩書を持っていました。

　ソウルから車で2時間ほどの高台にそびえる豪華な施設。

　献金を巡っては、韓国でも破産するなど被害者が存在し、日本を含め世界中の信者から集めた金は本部に送金され運営に充てられているそうです。

　旧統一教会の元信者：「韓国人が合同結婚式を受けるには14万円でいい。でも日本人が祝福を受ける時は140万円という大金を払わないといけない。反日的な教えがあるから。だから日本人は大金を払わされて当たり前。大金を払わされて感謝しろという言い方をよくしていた」

　元信者の女性は、かつての植民地支配の贖罪（しょくざい）などと称し、日本人には特に多額の献金を迫ると証言。

　一方、安倍元総理銃撃事件で逮捕された山上徹也容疑者の家庭は母親による1億円もの献金で自己破産。

　容疑者は「家庭がめちゃくちゃになった」などと供述し、事件前日に出されたとみられる手紙やSNSには教会への恨みがつづられていました。

　山上徹也容疑者が書いたとみられる手紙：「安倍の死がもたらす政治的意味、結果、もはやそれを考える余裕は私にはありません」

　この手紙について、容疑者の家のパソコンから島根県のジャーナリストに送ったものと同じ文言の文書データが見つかっていたことが警察への取材で新たに分かりました。

　世界平和統一家庭連合、郭錠煥元会長：「献金とは尊いものです。だから献金を扱う教会は責任を持たなければいけません。霊感商法などで献金させていた指導部のやり方にまた戻しているという認識です。大きな過ちです」

　旧統一教会は創始者である文鮮明総裁の死後、内部分裂し、四男と七男が離れ、現在、妻の韓鶴子（ハン・ハクチャ）氏（79）を中心に運営されています。

　そして、三男と会見を開いた郭錠煥氏も対立の末、脱会しました。

　その後の執行部が献金集めに傾倒していった状況が、今回の事件の背景にあると批判。

　世界平和統一家庭連合、郭錠煥元会長：「（Q.日本の教会は『献金部隊』とも揶揄（やゆ）されていたが？）日本からの献金は総裁の活動に大きく寄与しました。献金額は日本の総会長にしか分かりません。本来の教えを守っていたら日本の信者にも不幸なことは起きなかったはずです」

　身内だった元教会NO.2の最高幹部による献金を巡る指摘に対し、世界平和統一家庭連合の見解を取材しました。

　世界平和統一家庭連合・広報部：「郭氏が献金に問題があったと言うなら、返す刀であなたも責任を問われますよ。郭氏に対しては韓国の教会から抗議文を送る準備をしています」

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Abe's body arrives inside Tokyo while country mourns ex-PM's death

Abe's body arrives inside Tokyo while country mourns ex-PM's death

Abe's body arrives inside Tokyo while country mourns ex-PM's death TOKYO (AP) The body of Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday following he was fatally report throughout a military operation speech inside western Japan a day earlier. Abe was attacked inside the city of Nara with every one other accompanied by airlifted to a local medical organization…

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Shinzo Abe shooting suspect pictured moments before ex-Japan PM’s assassination

Shinzo Abe shooting suspect pictured moments before ex-Japan PM’s assassination

TV footage from the event appears to show the man suspected of shooting Mr Abe in the moments before the fatal attack The man suspected of fatally shooting the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was caught on camera in the moments before the assassination. Mr Abe, 67, was shot on Friday as he delivered a campaign speech in the western region of Nara. The hugely influential politician, who…

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Ex-Japanese PM Abe Shot During Election Campaign

Ex-Japanese PM Abe Shot During Election Campaign

Japan’s former premier Shinzo Abe was fighting for his life on Friday after being shot at a campaign event, the prime minister said, condemning the “absolutely unforgivable” attack. The shooting of the country’s best-known politician comes despite Japan’s strict gun laws and with campaigning underway ahead of upper house elections on Sunday. “Former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot in Nara and…

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Japanese former prime minister has died after being shot twice

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, who was shot at during an election campaign in western Japan’s Nara city, has died, news agency Reuters said quoting Japanese media house NHK. The Nara fire department had earlier said that the 67-year-old Abe was in cardiopulmonary arrest before he was taken to the hospital. They said that he had been wounded on the right side of the neck and the left clavicle. Abe’s wife Akie has reached the hospital, reported Japanese media.

A 41-year-old man Tetsuya Yamagami, believed to be a resident of Nara City, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for shooting at Abe, reported Japanese media house NHK quoting police sources. He is reportedly a former member of the maritime self-defence force and appears to have shot at the ex-Prime Minister from behind with a homemade gun. The reason for the attack is yet to be confirmed.

PM Modi had earlier said he was deeply distressed by the attack on Abe. In footage aired on TV, Abe is seen collapsing on the street, with several security guards running toward him. The 67-year-old world leader is then seen holding his chest through his blood-smeared shirt as he collapsed.

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Ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead after shooting

Ex-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe confirmed dead after shooting

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday, local media reported, hours after being shot at a political campaign event in an attack condemned as “absolutely unforgivable”. Citing a senior member of Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party, national broadcaster NHK said “former prime minister Abe died at a hospital in Kashihara city, Nara, where he was receiving medical treatment.…

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दोस्त शिंजो आबे पर हमले से दुखी हैं पीएम मोदी, कहा- 'मेरी प्रार्थनाएं उनके साथ'

दोस्त शिंजो आबे पर हमले से दुखी हैं पीएम मोदी, कहा- ‘मेरी प्रार्थनाएं उनके साथ’

Image Source : FILE PHOTO PM Modi Highlights दोस्त शिंजो आबे पर हमले से दुखी हैं पीएम मोदी शिंजो आबे को मारी गई है गोली पीएम मोदी के खास दोस्त हैं शिंजो आबे Shinzo Abe: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने जापान के पूर्व पीएम और अपने ख़ास दोस्त शिंजो आबे पर हुए जानलेवा हमले को लेकर दुख जताया है। पीएम मोदी ने ट्वीट करते हुए लिखा, ‘मेरे प्रिय मित्र शिंजो आबे पर हुए हमले से बहुत व्यथित हूं। मेरे विचार और…

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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack

Shinzo Abe collapsed midway thru a speech, and seemed as if it might perchance well be bleeding, media experiences explain…Read Extra

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Shinzo Abe campaign shooting: Chinese celebrate assassination bid, call attacker a 'hero'

Shinzo Abe campaign shooting: Chinese celebrate assassination bid, call attacker a ‘hero’

NEW DELHI: Chinese nationalists celebrated the assassination bid on former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and hailed the attacker as a ‘hero’. Soon after Abe was shot during his campaign speech in western Japan, Chinese nationalists on Weibo started sending him death wishes. Chinese nationalists on Weibo have began to celebrate that Japan’s ex PM Abe is shot during campaign today.they c……

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Video showing how how Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe's Shooter Was Caught

Video showing how how Ex Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s Shooter Was Caught

 Shinzo Abe Shot At: Here’s a brief sequence of events from the time Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was speaking at an event to him being shot in the back, and how the attacker was overpowered by guards and arrested.

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7.8.22 Headlines

WORLD NEWS

Japan: Former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during speech (AP)

“Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an attack that stunned a nation with some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere.The 67-year-old Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving leader when he resigned in 2020, collapsed bleeding and was airlifted to a nearby hospital in Nara, although he was not breathing and his heart had stopped. He was later pronounced dead after receiving massive blood transfusions, officials said.”

India: 8 people killed in floods during Hindu pilgrimage in Kashmir (AP)

“At least eight people were killed when sudden rains triggered flash floods during an annual Hindu pilgrimage to an icy Himalayan cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, police said. Officials said in addition to the deaths, an unspecified number of injured devotees were airlifted to hospitals for treatment.”

Russia: First prison term for anti-war remarks issued (AP)

“A court in Moscow sentenced a municipal council member to seven years in prison Friday for his remarks opposing the war in Ukraine. The unprecedented sentence raises the stakes for Kremlin critics in Russia who speak out against Moscow’s invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbor. Alexei Gorinov was found guilty of spreading “knowingly false information” about the Russian military, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison under a law the Russian parliament rubber-stamped a week after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.’

US NEWS

Abortion: Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access (AP)

“President Joe Biden delivered impassioned remarks Friday condemning the “extreme” Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and pleading with Americans upset by the decision to “vote, vote, vote vote” in November. He signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling.”

July 4 Shooting: Services planned Friday for 3 Highland Park parade victims (AP)

“Memorial services and funerals for three of the seven people killed when a gunman opened fire on a July 4 parade are scheduled Friday, the first formal opportunity to grieve the deaths of two beloved grandfathers and a former synagogue preschool teacher shot Monday during the annual event in the northern Chicago suburb of Highland Park.”

Economy: US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience (AP)

“America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to try to cool the economy and slow price increases. The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for a fourth straight month, the government said Friday, matching a near-50-year low that was reached before the pandemic struck in early 2020.”

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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM injured after reported gunshot attack

Mr Abe, who was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, held office in 2006 for a year and then again from 2012 to 2020, before stepping down citing health reasons. He later revealed that he had suffered a relapse of ulcerative colitis, an intestinal disease. Source link

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A geopolitical giant.  Very sad news.