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By Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The Japanese government said Thursday it was seeking to strip official recognition from the Unification Church, the influential sect under intense scrutiny since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last year ordered a probe into the church after it emerged that Abe’s alleged killer was motivated by resentment against the group. It has been accused of pressuring its […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un will meet at the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula for their summit Friday, Seoul said, in an occasion laden with symbolism. Moon will greet his visitor at the concrete blocks that mark the border between the two Koreas in the Demilitarized Zone, the chief of the South’s presidential secretariat Im Jong-seok said.
German President Joachim Gauck attends an opening ceremony for an exhibition symbolising hopes of reunification near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. German President Joachim Gauck attended an opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 14) for the “Unification Platform”, an exhibition representing hopes of a reunification between the two Koreas, held near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the nations. About 300 people, including South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo and German Ambassador to South […]
