TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At least 20 Japanese lawmakers appointed as deputies for cabinet members confirmed Friday that they had links to a controversial religious group, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a self-check and review to appease a wary public.
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Japan new cabinet has at least 20 deputies linked to Unification Church
Opposition leader blasts PM Kishida's personnel choices as being to 'cover up' LDP ties
The revelations add to evidence of what could be a deeply ingrained network of contact between ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and the Unification Church. © Reuters
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