LDP ex-brass acted as guarantor of Moonies' guru visit to Japan in 1992

Now-deceased LDP Vice President Kanamaru Shin served as a guarantor for the late Myung Sun Moon, the founder of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (former Unification Church or Moonies), to come to Japan in 1992.

Gov't seeks to set up think tank specializing in defense, military, espionage

The government drew up a blueprint for setting up a think tank, with collaboration with U.S. defense institutes in mind, to militarily utilize information and the achievements of high-tech research and development conducted by research institutions and universities.

Outcome of JCP fight in first half of nationwide simultaneous local elections

In the first half of the 2023 nationwide local elections, the JCP secured 77 prefectural assembly seats, down 22 from the previous election four years ago. In major city assembly elections, the JCP won 93 seats, down 22.